Legal Opinion
Lombas v. Moran Towing & Transportation Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 8, 1995No. 90 Civ. 4115 (JGK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge:
This action was brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.CApp. § 688. The plaintiff Whitney Lombas alleges that the injuries he suffered on April 8,1988 while transferring a cable from the tug HEIDI MORAN to the tug JUDY MORAN, both operated by his employer the defendant Moran Towing and Transportation Co. (“Moran”), were due to Moran’s negligence. 1
At issue in this case is whether the plaintiff seaman can recover on negligence grounds from his employer for injuries sustained while dragging a cable across a wooden dock with a warped plank. The plaintiff fell…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Mattivi v. South African Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Borges v. Seabulk International, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- Carmody v. Pronav Ship Management, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Gray v. WACKENHUT SERVICES, INC.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Scoran v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Long v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
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