WILLIAMS v. LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY


151 F.Supp. 809 (1957)

John WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiff, Wm. Spencer & Son Corporation, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

June 4, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Satterlee, Browne & Cherbonnier, New York City, for plaintiff, John Gleason, New York City, of counsel.

Pyne, Brush, Smith & Michelsen, New York City, for Lehigh Valley, R. R. Co., M. J. Cahn and Vincent J. Ryan, New York City, of counsel.

John P. Smith, New York City, for third-party defendant, John F. Stephens, New York City, of counsel.


WEINFELD, District Judge.

The third party plaintiff, Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and the third party defendant, William Spencer & Sons, entered into an agreement whereby the latter was to act as stevedore in unloading and loading of freight to and from freight cars and barges owned by Lehigh at its terminal pier in Jersey City.

On April 25, 1955 John Williams, an employee of Spencer, was working on an open...

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