Legal Opinion
Arne Armus Lahde v. Soc. Armadora Del Norte, a Corporation, of the Steamship Theogennitor, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1955No. 14155_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Lahde appeals from a decree of the District Court dismissing without a hearing on the merits his amended libel in rem against the steamship Theogen-nitor in which he, a stevedore, sought damages for injuries arising from his falling into an open hatch in an illy lighted passageway leading to his place of work. The grounds of the dismissal are that the libel failed to allege a cause of action either based on unseaworthiness of the vessel or on negligence on the part of the officers and crew.
A. The Libel Sufficiently States the Injuries were Caused by the Vessel’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by9 opinions
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