Legal Opinion
Garland v. Alaska Steamship Co.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided June 3, 1963No. A-15-60PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, Chief Judge.
The sole question here presented is whether or not plaintiff has a remedy under the Jones Act, Title 46, Sec. 688, U.S.C.A., to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been suffered by him while employed by the defendant Alaska Steamship Company aboard its vessel “S.S. Illiamna” while tied at the dock at Seward, Alaska, unloading freight, or whether he has, instead, an exclusive remedy under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, Title 33, Sec. 905, U.S.C.A. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was employed at Seward as a longshoreman but…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Bowers v. Kaiser Steel Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1967