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HAGANS v. FARRELL LINES

No. 11703.

237 F.2d 477 (1956)

James HAGANS, Appellee, v. FARRELL LINES, Inc., Appellant, v. Lavino Shipping Company, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1956.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Alspach, Philadelphia, Pa. (Joseph J. Murphy, Robert W. Bikle, Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Thomas F. Mount, Philadelphia (Rawle & Henderson, Joseph W. Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Lavino Shipping Co.

Milton M. Borowsky (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for James Hagans.

Before GOODRICH, KALODNER and STALEY, Circuit Judges.

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, James Hagans, brought this civil action, founded upon the diversity jurisdiction of the district court, against Farrell Lines, Inc. ("Farrell"), to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in the course of discharging cargo from the latter's vessel, S.S. "African Dawn". Hagans was a longshoreman in the employ of Lavino Shipping Co. ("Lavino"), a concern performing stevedoring services for the vessel. His complaint alleged...

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