Legal Opinion
Kenneth O. Bess v. Agromar Line
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1975No. 74-2221PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Kenneth O. Bess, brought this suit in admiralty seeking to recover damages for injuries suffered by him while engaged in loading a ship, owned and operated by Agromar Line, appellee. The complaint predicated the claim of liability upon the doctrine of seaworthiness and principles of negligence. The district court granted Agromar Line’s motion to strike all references to the doctrine of seaworthiness from the complaint pursuant to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1972 1 which abolished the doctrine of seaworthiness…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Lucas v. " BRINKNES" SCHIFFAHRTS GES.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- James E. Venable v. A/s Det Forenede DampskibsselskabCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Ramirez v. Toko Kaiun K.K.District Court, N.D. California · 1974
- Hite v. Maritime Overseas CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1974
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Antonio Napoli v. (Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc.) Hellenic Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Phillip Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. And Penlatex Barge Lines, Inc., Defendants- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Anthony Munoz v. Flota Merchante Grancolombiana, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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