Legal Opinion
Colonna Shipyard, Inc. v. Bland
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 14, 1928PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Prentis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
William H. Bland was a ship carpenter, employed by Colonna Shipyard, Incorporated. He sustained serious, and permanent injuries to his head, hips and back by-falling from a ship’s ladder while acting in obedience to. orders of his employer and in the course of his work. He has recovered a substantial verdict against the' defendant, Colonna Shipyard, Incorporated (employer),, which is here assigning error.
The circumstances of the injury are these: The steamship “Gloucester,” a fishing vessel owned by Marine Products, Incorporated, having been…
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