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KNOX v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY

Nos. 13973, 13974.

320 F.2d 247 (1963)

William KNOX, Appellant in No. 13973, v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY, Appellant in No. 13974, v. T. HOGAN CORPORATION.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Gerald Litvin, Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant Knox.

Harrison G. Kildare, Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson and Thomas F. Mount, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for United States Lines Co.

T. E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Robert Cox, Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for T. Hogan Corp.

Before GANEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and AUGELLI, District Judge.

WILLIAM F. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This case is here on appeal for the second time. The plaintiff, a longshoreman employed by an independent contractor, brought this action for personal injuries sustained while employed aboard a vessel owned by the defendant. The alleged grounds of liability were negligence and breach of the warranty of seaworthiness. The defendant impleaded the plaintiff's employer as a third-party defendant. The action was tried to the Court and a...

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