Legal Opinion
George Garrett v. Enso Gutzeit O/y
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1974No. 73-1468PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
On January 7, 1971, the SS FINN-CLIPPER, a vessel owned and operated by Enso Gutzeit O/Y (shipowner), was berthed at Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad’s Pier B, Newport News, Virginia, preparing to discharge a cargo of bales of pulp paper. Tidewater Stevedoring Corporation (Tidewater) had been employed by shipowner as an expert stevedore to unload the cargo. 1 The plaintiff, George Garrett, a longshoreman, was a member of the gang employed by Tidewater in connection with the discharge of the cargo of pulp paper.
At 8:00 A.M. the longshoremen began unloading the cargo. As…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Lawrence Whittington v. Sewer Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Inez Marie Drachenberg, Widow of Tracy v. Lilly v. Canal Barge Company, Inc., Jena Marine Corporation and Xyz Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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