Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Dravo Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 9, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-540PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SNYDER, District Judge.
Defendant Dravo Corporation has moved the Court to alter or amend its order of partial summary judgment of December 14, 1976, which dismissed all claims against Defendant except a negligence action against it as vessel owner. 1 The Court held that this action was available under § 905(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 2 even though Dravo Corporation was not only the owner of the barge on which Plaintiff was working but also the direct employer of the injured longshoreman. Defendant now contends that under the facts of this case this…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. Eastern Seaboard Pile Driving, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Baker v. Pacific Far East Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1978
- Griffith v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Smith v. Eastern Seaboard Pile Driving, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979