Legal Opinion
Rederii v. Jarka Corporation
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 14, 1939No. 1473PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERS, District Judge.
This matter was heard on exceptions to the libel.
The libel alleges in substance that the libelant is the owner of a steamship which was unloaded at Portland in July, 1936, by the respondent corporation, acting as stevedore under contract with the owner.
During the unloading one of the longshoremen in the employ of the respondent was injured in the hold of the vessel under circumstances which would entitle him to compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. Instead of proceeding under that Act, however, the employee…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Ross v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- The Pacific PineDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1929
3Cited by14 opinions
- Jones v. Waterman SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Lunderberg v. BiermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Elston v. Industrial Lift Truck Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- The S. S. SamovarDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1947
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