Legal Opinion

Bryant v. Partenreederei-Ernest Russ

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1964No. 9168PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Thomas B. Bryant, a ship* ceilex’, appeals from a district court judgment exonerating appellee, Partenreederei-Ernest Russ [hex'einafter Partenreederei] of liability for injuries sustained by Bryant while engaged in constructing a grain feeder box aboard Pax'tenreederei’s vessel, the S. S. Christian Russ. The district court, sitting without a jury, held that the vessel was-seaworthy and that the injuries sustained, by Bryant were not caused by negligence-on the part of the vessel’s owners ox-crew.1 We reverse the district court since, in our view, its…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. James E. Venable v. A/s Det Forenede DampskibsselskabCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
  3. Robert M. Burns v. Anchor-Wate Co. And Brown and Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Robert Bernard Smith, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Whitehall Terminal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  5. Eddie Huff v. Matson Navigation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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