Legal Opinion
Van Carpals v. S.S. American Harvester
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 13, 1961No. 51, Docket 27046PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Libelant Van Carpals appeals from dismissal of his libel for damages for personal injuries sustained on the SS “American Harvester” while he was working as a shore mechanic for Todd Shipyards Corporation, which had been employed by United States Lines Company, the shipowner, to prepare the ship’s pipes and valves for inspection by the Coast Guard. The district judge found the facts as follows:
“The boilers of claimant’s steamship were being subjected to a periodic examination by the Coast Guard. The libelant was removing a bonnet from a valve preparatory to its being…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Heriberto Oliveras v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Sojak v. Hudson Waterways Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Antonio Nuzzo v. Rederi, A/s Wallenco, Stockholm, Sweden, Rederi A/b Soya, and Third-Party v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third- PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Salvatore Rapisardi v. United Fruit Company, and Third-Party v. Sam Barbara Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Johnson v. Partrederiet BrovigtankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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