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SMITH v. LAURITZEN

No. 14941.

356 F.2d 171 (1966)

Arthur SMITH, Appellant, v. J. LAURITZEN, v. JARKA CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Argued January 7, 1965.

Decided February 9, 1966.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dorfman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

John T. Biezup, Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Lauritzen.

Joseph R. Thompson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Jarka Corp.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and KALODNER and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

KALODNER, Chief Judge.**

In the instant case the plaintiff, a longshoreman, sued the defendant J. Lauritzen, owner of the S.S. Gerda-Dan, in a maritime action for injuries sustained when he was assaulted on June 16, 1959, by a fellow longshoreman with a cargo hook while they were discharging the vessel's cargo. The Complaint alleged unseaworthiness of the vessel in that the plaintiff's assailant was not equal in temperament and disposition...

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