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GILL v. HANGO SHIP-OWNERS/AB

No. 81-2033.

682 F.2d 1070 (1982)

James R. GILL, Appellant, v. HANGO SHIP-OWNERS/AB, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John V. Murphy, Washington, D. C. (Jerome E. Michaelson, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellant.

Warren B. Daly, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Randall C. Coleman, Ober, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, ERVIN, Circuit Judge, and JONES, District Judge.

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

In a suit by a longshoreman against a shipowner alleging actionable negligence, the district court granted judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

Plaintiff, James R. Gill, brought this action under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, as amended (1972) to recover damages for an injury to his back suffered...

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