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FERRIGNO v. OCEAN TRANSPORT LTD.

No. 24, Docket 27482.

309 F.2d 445 (1962)

Rocco FERRIGNO, Libelant-Appellee, v. OCEAN TRANSPORT LTD., Respondent-Appellant-Appellee, v. PITTSTON STEVEDORING CORP., Respondent-Impleaded-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Healey, of Monica & Feury, New York City (Joseph P. Feury, of Monica & Feury, New York City, on the brief), for Pittston Stevedoring Corp., respondent-impleaded-appellant.

James H. Reidy, of Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for Ocean Transport Ltd., respondent-appellant-appellee.

Before CLARK, MOORE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Ferrigno, an employee of Pittston Stevedoring Corp., was engaged in discharging a cargo of lumber from the lower hold of Ocean Transport's vessel, the S.S. Myriam III. While Ferrigno was descending to the hold, a rung on the ladder he was using came loose and he fell six or seven feet to the top of the cargo, thereby sustaining certain injuries. The court below found that the defects in the ladder were due solely to Ocean Transport's negligence...

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