Legal Opinion
Edward J. Rich v. United States Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 1979No. 78-1261PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The present appeal arises under Section 18(a) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (1976), pursuant to which a longshoreman may bring a negligence action against a vessel owner upon whose ship he is injured.
The plaintiff-appellant, Rich, a longshoreman employed by J. A. McCarthy (McCarthy) in its stevedoring operations, was hurt while handling containerized cargo aboard the M/V American Alliance (Alliance), owned and operated by the defendant-ap-pellee, United States Lines (Lines). Some of…
2Cases cited45 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
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mitsui Shintaku Ginko K. K., Tokyo v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Andrews v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Black, Elwood W., Sr. And Black, Joyce v. Stephens, Wayne and City of Allentown and Gable, CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Box v. A & P Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Richard E. Davis Priscilla Davis, His Wife v. Portline Transportes Maritime InternacionalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- James Stephens Anthony Longo David Moyer v. Glenn S. Kerrigan William H. Heydt the City of Allentown (d.c. Civil No. 95-Cv-00615). Joseph Hanna Mark Vitalos v. Glenn S. Kerrigan William H. Heydt the City of Allentown (d.c. Civil No. 95-Cv-08093). James Stephens, Anthony Longo, David Moyer, Joseph Hanna and Mark VitalosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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