Legal Opinion
Gravatt v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 18, 2000No. Docket No. 99-7898PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Simpson & Brown, Inc. (“S & B”) appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, Judge) entered against it on July 6, 1999. Plaintiff Steven Gravatt (“Gra-vatt”) was employed as a journeyman dock builder by defendant S & B — the sole appellant — a construction contractor retained by the City of New York to repair one of its bridges. Gravatt was injured while working on a barge chartered by S & B at this mid-river construction site. Gravatt’s employment made him a “harbor-worker” — a…
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