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JONES v. N.V. NEDERLANDSCH-AMERIKAANSCHE STOOMVAART M.

No. 15469.

374 F.2d 189 (1966)

Robert JONES v. N.V. NEDERLANDSCH-AMERIKAANSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ, Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA CEILING AND STEVEDORING COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1966.

On Rehearing December 28, 1966.

Further Rehearing Denied February 16, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. E. Byrne, Jr., Philadphia, Pa. (Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Victor L. Drexel, Philadelphia, Pa. (William J. O'Brien, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Philadelphia Ceiling and Stevedoring Co.

Before McLAUGHLIN, GANEY and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

A longshoreman brought suit against the owner of a vessel to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessel. He was employed by the stevedore to discharge a cargo consisting of bales of peat moss. As work progressed loose peat moss flaked off or was loosened by the longshoremen's hand hooks and accumulated in the hold of the vessel. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained his injury...

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