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LEMON v. BANK LINES, LTD.

No. 78-2257.

656 F.2d 110 (1981)

Winton LEMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK LINES, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin D. Robb, Jr., James M. Thomas, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Hunter, Houlihan, Maclean, Exley, Dunn & Connerat, Ralph O. Bowden, III, Robert S. Glenn, Jr., Savannah, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Winton Lemon, a Savannah longshoreman, brought this action against defendant, Bank Lines, Ltd., a shipping line, pursuant to section 905(b) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Lemon sought recovery for injuries suffered while unloading one of Bank Lines, Ltd.'s ships, the HAZELBANK. At trial, the jury determined that the defendant was negligent in the method and manner of stowing cargo, and found that this...

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