Legal Opinion
Huff v. Marine Tank Testing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1980No. Nos. 79-1304, 79-1305PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The plaintiff suffered burns from a fire which erupted as he was performing welding work inside the tank of a tug boat owned by Allied Towing Corporation. Though Allied’s insurer paid him the benefits due under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, he sued his nominal employer, Edna D. Perry, trading as Perry Welding Company, Allied and Marine Tank Testing Corporation, which had tested the tank for inflammable fumes the day before. Mrs. Perry and Marine Tank Testing Corporation were exonerated upon findings that neither was negligent, but a judgment…
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