Legal Opinion
Carmen Carrillo Vda De Cerich v. Sameit Westbulk and Johan Hagenes, and Third-Party v. Caribe Shipping Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendants
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 29, 1975No. 74-1204PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
On November 9, 1970, at San Juan, plaintiff’s decedent, Cerich, a longshoreman employed by Caribe Shipping Co., Inc. (stevedore) was engaged in unloading automobiles from a hold of the M/V Westbulk, a Norwegian flag vessel owned and operated by defendants. When an afternoon rain called a halt to this activity some longshoremen sought shelter below decks. Cerich entered a car still in the hold, which could be found to be a not uncommon or forbidden practice. An hour later, the rain continuing, the whistle was sounded to signal the workday’s end. Unnoticed, Cerich…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Skidmore v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Marshall v. NugentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Wells Real Estate, Inc. v. Greater Lowell Board of RealtorsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Eric Wilson v. Maritime Overseas Corporation and Cambridge Tankers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Paul S. Dopp v. Jay Pritzker, Paul S. Dopp v. Jay PritzkerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Kai Jakobsen v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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