SPANN v. LAURITZEN

No. 14840.

344 F.2d 204 (1965)

Robert SPANN, Appellant, v. J. LAURITZEN.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dorfman, Dorfman, Pechner, Sacks & Dorfman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

John T. Biezup, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before KALODNER, GANEY and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a longshoreman, was employed by a stevedoring company as a member of a gang engaged in unloading a vessel. He brought suit against its owner to recover for injuries sustained because of the alleged unseaworthiness of the vessel and the negligence of the shipowner. The disposition of the appeal depends on the question of unseaworthiness.

The learned District Judge granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on facts which...

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