FERRANTE v. SWEDISH AMERICAN LINES

Nos. 14146, 14147.

331 F.2d 571 (1964)

Joseph J. FERRANTE, Antonio Hroncich and Vito Salvemini, Appellants v. SWEDISH AMERICAN LINES and the STEAMSHIP MALTESHOLM, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., v. NACIREMA OPERATING CO., Inc. Joseph J. FERRANTE, Antonio Hroncich and Vito Salvemini v. SWEDISH AMERICAN LINES, Appellant, and the Steamship Maltesholm, her engines, tackle, apparel, etc., v. NACIREMA OPERATING CO., Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Goldstein, New York City, for appellants in 14146; J. M. Estabrook, New York City, for appellant in 14147 (Samuel M. Cole, Jersey City, N. J., proctor for appellants, Goldstein & Sterenfeld, New York City, of counsel, on the brief), for appellants.

George P. Moser, Union City, N. J., for Nacirema Operating Co., Inc. (Moser, Roveto & McGough, Union City, N. J., proctors for impleaded-respondent, appellee, William V. Roveto, on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, STALEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The District Judge found that the negligence of a stevedore in using a faulty method in discharging a ship's cargo did not make the ship unseaworthy or negligent and this appeal and cross-appeal followed.1

The issues presented are whether the District Court used proper legal standards in arriving at its findings that the ship was neither negligent nor unseaworthy. The libellants contend that the District...

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