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BONDS v. MORTENSEN AND LANGE

No. 82-1067.

717 F.2d 123 (1983)

Clara Swinton BONDS, as Administratrix of the Estate of Franklin Hassie Bonds, Appellee, v. MORTENSEN AND LANGE; and the M/V "FETISH" and Rederiet Mascot K/S, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. Byrn, New York City (John M. Toriello, Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, D.A. Brockinton, Jr., Brockinton, Brockinton & Smith, Charleston, S.C., on brief), for appellant.

Charles T. Smith, Georgetown, S.C. (James B. Moore, Jr., William W. Doar, Jr., Moore, Flowers & Smith, Georgetown, S.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge.

FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:

Franklin H. Bonds, a longshoreman formerly in the employ of the Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Company (Ryan-Walsh), was crushed in an accident aboard the M/V FETISH, a vessel owned by defendant Rederiet Mascot K/S (the shipowner), and died of his injuries a week later. Pursuant to §§ 905(b) and 933 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976), the administratrix of...

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