Legal Opinion
Fred Russell, Interstate Towing Company, a Corporation v. City Ice and Fuel Company of Point Pleasant, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1976No. 74-1519PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The plaintiff, a member of the crew of the tug Inca, fell while carrying a load of supplies for the Inca across a “fuel flat” to which the Inca was moored.. He sued Interstate Towing Company, the owner of the Inca, on theories of unseaworthiness of the Inca and of Jones Act negligence of his employer. The complaint also named City Ice and Fuel Company, the owner of the fuel flat, on a negligence claim.1 There was a cross-claim by Interstate against City Ice and Fuel for indemnity.
The district court severed the three claims, trying first Russell’s claims against…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Robert D. Cook v. Belden Concrete Products, Inc., Division of Rockwin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Paul Romero Reyes v. Marine Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- James C. Tullis v. Fidelity and Casualty Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Sarauw v. Oceanic Navigation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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