Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 28, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 13205PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
This cause is here on motion of defendant A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. (hereinafter Mechling) for summary judgment. The action arises out of an alleged injury sustained by plaintiff longshoreman K. A. Cockrell while attempting to position a loading spout or marine leg owned and maintained by OlinMathieson Chemical Corporation (hereinafter Mathieson), co-defendant, over a barge operated by Mechling for the purpose of loading the barge with bulk chemical fertilizer.
Under Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A., the pleadings, depositions and admissions on file,…
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- Roper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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