Legal Opinion
William Ballwanz, to the Use of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Jarka Corporation of Baltimore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1967No. 10067PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The question is the right of an attorney for an injured longshoreman to a fee at the expense of the stevedore under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 1 in the frequently encountered rotary situation in which the stevedore is also the ship’s indemnitor. We think disallowance of the fee claim was properly entered.
Ballwanz, a longshoreman employed by Jarka Corporation, was injured while working aboard a vessel operated by Isthmian Lines, Inc. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, which was Jarka’s general liability, as well as its compensation, carrier,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Strachan Shipping Company v. Tom Melvin and Ponce Cement CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- John W. Preston, Jr., Personally and as of the Estate of John W. Preston, Deceased, Oliver O. Clark and David D. Sallee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Reacus Gibbs and Wanda N. Gibbs, His Wife v. Leroy J. Blackwelder, and Mary Louise Blackwelder, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Cleveland Chouest v. A & P Boat Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Paul A. Cella and Barbara Cella v. Partenreederei Ms Ravenna, Appeal of Michael B. LattiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Sandoval v. Mitsui Sempaku K. K. TokyoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Vito Valentino v. Rickners Rhederei, G.M.B.H., Ss Etha, and John W. McGrath Corporation, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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