Legal Opinion

George Lambert, and Third-Party v. Morania Oil Tanker Corp., and Third-Party v. Lonnie James Pfaudler, Third-Party

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 21, 1982No. 504, Docket 81-7524PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a directed verdict and judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Pierce, J., dismissing George Lambert’s action against his employer, Morania Oil Tanker Corp., for personal injuries resulting from the alleged unseaworthiness of Morania’s ship and Morania’s alleged violation of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. We affirm.

In 1979, Lambert was the captain of Morania’s barge T-30, a non-self-propelled vessel which carried a cargo of fuel oil and was manned by a two-person crew, a captain and a mate. In…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Keen v. Overseas Tankship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  5. Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. Green v. River Terminal Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1984
  5. McSorley v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984

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