Legal Opinion
Louis R. Tucker v. Calmar Steamship Corporation v. Jarka Corp. Of Baltimore, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 17, 1972No. 71-1634PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant Louis Tucker, a longshoreman, sought damages from the Calmar Steamship Corporation, owner of the S.S. PENNMAR, for injuries he sustained while assisting in transferring a load of steel pipe to the vessel’s cargo hold from a railroad gondola car stationed on an adjacent pier. Tucker alleged that the accident was caused by the ship’s unseaworthiness and the Calmar Corporation’s negligence. The District Judge found for the defendant on both grounds.
The only question before us is the correctness of the District Judge’s ultimate decision that Tucker failed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cleo Syrup Corporation v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Doucette v. VincentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
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