GAROFALO v. MALAYSIA OVERSEAS EXPORT LINES, INC.

No. 77 Civ. 4250 (IBC).

470 F.Supp. 166 (1979)

Anthony GAROFALO, Plaintiff, v. MALAYSIA OVERSEAS EXPORT LINES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

May 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zimmerman & Zimmerman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City, for defendant; Robert S. Blanc, Gregory W. O'Neill, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a longshoreman, seeks recovery against the defendant, a shipowner, of damages for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff was working as a longshoreman aboard defendant's vessel, the Oriental Hero. The accident occurred on December 20, 1974, at which time plaintiff was employed by the Universal Maritime Service, Inc. (UMS), a stevedoring contractor which...

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