Legal Opinion
James F. Pastore v. Taiyo Gyogyo, K.K. v. Lavino Shipping Co. And City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 15, 1978No. 77-1554PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
A discarded cigarette butt, a pile of frozen lamb, and a slipping ladder, are the unlikely ingredients of this maritime personal injury case. We conclude that they are sufficiently connected by the circumstances to justify a jury’s finding legal causation between a smoldering fire and the plaintiff’s fall from a ladder. Accordingly, we affirm a judgment in favor of the plaintiff against a shipowner, and vacate a judgment n. o. v. in favor of a stevedore on an indemnification claim.
Plaintiff Pastore, a fireman employed by the City of Philadelphia, was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- 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
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Purnell v. Norned Shipping B.V.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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- Orion Insurance v. United Technologies Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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