Legal Opinion
Ronald Landon v. Lief Hoegh and Co., Inc., A/s Arcadia, and "Plaintiff" Seeking Joinder-Appellant v. Gulf Insurance Company, or or Involuntary
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 18, 1975No. 590, Docket 74-2304PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
This is a case of first impression in this circuit on the effect of the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) with respect to a claim by a shipowner against the stevedore employer of an injured longshoreman. It marks another episode in the continuing struggle of shipowner against stevedore.
This is a personal injury action brought by a longshoreman, Ronald Landon, against the shipowner, A/S ARCADIA, sued as Lief Hoegh & Co., Inc. The plaintiff claims to have been injured on the deck of defendant’s vessel, M/S HOEGH OPAL,…
2Cases cited10 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
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Mattivi v. South African Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Antonio Napoli v. (Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc.) Hellenic Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Pittston Stevedoring Corp. v. DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Jack A. Doca and Fannie C. Doca v. Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S.A. And Pittston Stevedoring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Brunswick Corporation and Sherwood Medical Industries, Inc. v. David S. Sheridan and National Catheter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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