Legal Opinion
Boyd v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 17, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 799-71-NPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MacKENZIE, District Judge.
Longshoreman Clifton Boyd, employed by Norfolk Terminal Corporation, here proceeds by amended complaint for damages for personal injuries against American Export Isbrandtsen Lines (Export) and the United States.
Boyd’s injuries were sustained while the plaintiff was engaged in unloading a container (“stripping” a container) at a Government warehouse located at the Norfolk International Terminal. He charges both defendants with “negligence, unseaworthiness, and breach of warranty” and premises his claim against the United States on the Federal Tort…
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