Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Ellerman's Wilson Line New York, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1959No. 7701PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This civil action was brought by William Luther Blankenship against Eller-man’s Wilson Line New York, Inc., owner of the SS Bassano, for injuries suffered by him on February 26, 1956, in the nighttime, while engaged as a carpenter in repairing and constructing grain fittings in the No. 2 hold of the ship in the Port of Baltimore.
The complainant and nine other carpenters were employed by Oriole Ship Ceiling Co., Inc., the contractor in charge of the work. During the progress of the work the complainant was engaged in nailing a niece of timber to the wall of the hold while…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Green v. LineDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1961
- William Luther Blankenship v. Ellerman's Wilson Line New York, Inc., a Body Corporate, Ellerman's Wilson Line New York, Inc., a Body Corporate v. Oriole Ship Ceiling Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959