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RICH v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC.

No. 78-1261.

596 F.2d 541 (1979)

Edward J. RICH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Daniels, Philip L. Blackman, Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

William E. Rapp, Timothy J. Abeel, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before GARTH, BIGGS and MARIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The present appeal arises under Section 18(a) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (1976), pursuant to which a longshoreman may bring a negligence action against a vessel owner upon whose ship he is injured.

The plaintiff-appellant, Rich, a longshoreman employed by J. A. McCarthy (McCarthy) in its stevedoring operations, was hurt while handling...

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