1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 552 F.2d
  5. 552 F.2d 466 (1977)
 

VALENTINO v. RICKNERS RHEDEREI, G.M.B.H., ETC.

No. 443, Docket 76-7367.

552 F.2d 466 (1977)

Vito VALENTINO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICKNERS RHEDEREI, G.M.B.H., SS ETHA, Defendant, and John W. McGrath Corporation, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Leonard, New York City (Martin J. McHugh, James M. Kenny, McHugh, Heckman, Smith & Leonard, New York City, of counsel), for intervenor-appellant.

Irving B. Bushlow, Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FEINBERG, GURFEIN and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

In 1972, Congress enacted a sweeping revision of the laws governing the work-related injuries of longshoremen in the amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 86 Stat. 1251 et seq., amending 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. ("the Act"). On this appeal, we are asked to determine if the Act sub silentio overruled a line of district court cases which relied on Fontana v. Pennsylvania R. R...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases