Legal Opinion
Robillard v. AL Burbank & Co., Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 21, 1960No. Civ. 137-16PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriendly, Circuit Judge
(sitting by designation).
I. Jurisdiction.
This action was brought by plaintiff Robillard, a longshoreman, against A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd., and Terminal Steamship Company, owner of the S.S. Lumber Carrier. By stipulation the action was discontinued as to defendant Burbank. Plaintiff sought damages for injuries sustained while working on a dock at Bridgeport, Connecticut, as a result of being struck by a piece or pieces of lumber during the unloading of the Lumber Carrier by plaintiff’s employer, Cilco Terminal Company.
The complaint invoked the jurisdiction of this court on the basis of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- James Thompson v. Calmar Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- John H. Williams v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. William Spencer & Son Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Robert Blassingill v. Waterman Steamship Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Gebhard v. S.S. Hawaiian LegislatorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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