SMITH v. PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

No. 17729.

161 F.Supp. 422 (1957)

George SMITH, Plaintiff, v. PAN-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff (RYAN STEVEDORING COMPANY, Inc., Third-Party Defendant).

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 6, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for George Smith.

Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pan-Atlantic S.S. Corp.

Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for Ryan Stevedoring Co.


KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

In this action, brought by a longshoreman, an employee of Ryan, the stevedoring contractor, against the shipowner, for personal injuries sustained while engaged in the work of loading the ship, judgment was entered upon a special verdict in favor of the plaintiff against Pan-Atlantic, the shipowner, and also in favor of Pan-Atlantic against Ryan on the basis of its liability as an indemnitor.

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