Legal Opinion
Spann v. Lauritzen
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 33701PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This is a civil action by a longshoreman, a member of a gang, employees of T. Hogan Corporation, the stevedore, engaged in the unloading of the defendant’s vessel, to recover for injuries against the shipowner. The plaintiff’s claim is based upon (1) unseaworthiness and (2) negligence. The defendant has moved for summary judgment.
I find that the following facts are uncontroverted :
At the time of the plaintiff’s injury a bulk cargo of nitrate of soda was being discharged by a shore based crane. The crane would lower its bucket into the hold, pick up a load of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Strika v. Netherlands Ministry of Traffic, Directorate General of ShippingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Robert Spann v. J. LauritzenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Rorie v. Avenue Shipping Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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- Spann v. LauritzenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967