Legal Opinion

Lynn v. Heyl and Patterson, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 31, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-1365PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COHILL, District Judge.

Facts

Dennis G. Lynn, the plaintiff, has labored as an ironworker for thirty-five years. On or about November 25, 1975, Heyl and Patterson, Inc., the defendant, hired Mr. Lynn through a union hiring hall to work as a rigger at a construction site located on the Ohio River at Pennsylvania Power Company’s Bruce Mansfield Plant. In general terms, a rigger is an ironworker who moves pieces of iron by using cables and clamps. Heyl and Patterson, Inc. had contracted with Pennsylvania Power Company to construct a barge haul system — a facility designed to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. Weyerhaeuser Company v. Robert L. Gilmore, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  5. Carolyn Harris Thibodaux, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor Children, Etc. v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hubert Wayne Johnson v. John F. Beasley Construction Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Roodveldt v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Dale v. Luhr Brothers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  4. Patlex Corp., Inc. v. MossinghoffDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Willis v. Titan Contractors Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981

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