Legal Opinion
Charles S. Gindville v. American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 1955No. 11585_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by a longshoreman to recover damages for personal injuries sustained during the unloading of defendant’s ship in Philadelphia on February 19, 1952. Plaintiff had a verdict and the defendant appeals.
Taking the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff, as we must after a verdict in his favor, the facts may be briefly summarized as follows: The plaintiff was a member of a crew of longshoremen employed to unload a cargo of steel rods from the defendant’s ship. The rods were stowed in the lowest cargo compartment under the direction of the shipper’s chief…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Antonio Nuzzo v. Rederi, A/s Wallenco, Stockholm, Sweden, Rederi A/b Soya, and Third-Party v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third- PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Edward S. Mesle v. Kea Steamship Corporation, (Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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