MILLER v. A/B SVENSKA AMERIKA LINIEN

No. 19332.

454 F.2d 1094 (1971)

Archie MILLER v. A/B SVENSKA AMERIKA LINIEN, Appellant, v. J. A. McCARTHY, INC. (3rd Party Defendant).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alfred Smith, Krusen, Evans, & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa. (Timothy J. Mahoney, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Frank C. Bender, Kelly, Deasey & Scanlan, Philadelphia, Pa. (William C. Foster, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee J. A. McCarthy, Inc.

Gerald D. Garfinkle, Fine, Staud, Silverman & Grossman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Archie Miller.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, HASTIE, Circuit Judge; and HERMAN, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by a longshoreman against a shipowner for injuries suffered by the plaintiff while on a pier and engaged in moving cargo immediately after it had been unloaded from the defendant's ship. The shipowner enlarged the controversy by adding a third party claim against plaintiff's employer, a stevedoring company that had contracted with the shipowner to unload the vessel.

The complaint alleged...

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