Legal Opinion
Radovich v. Cunard Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 18, 1966No. 342, Docket 29867PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by libelant Martin Radovich from a decree of the district court dismissing his libel for personal injuries against the shipowner, Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd. For the reasons indicated below, we reverse.
Radovich, a longshoreman, was working aboard Cunard’s R.M.S. Mauretania on the morning of July 2, 1961, helping to unload cargo. Radovich was on deck as an “extra man,” participating in the discharge of automobiles through a hatch. An “extra man” holds a guide line attached to the car to keep it from striking anything on deck as it is carried through the…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Raye Dinnerstein, of the Estate of Howard Dinnerstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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