McCarthy v. Silver Line, Ltd.’s Empirical Analysis
661 F.2d 298 · 1981
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 905
Relies on Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los Santos · Griffith v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. · Griffith v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. · Sparks v. County of Bedford · Charles v. Coleman
Most-quoted passages
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“At a minimum, we think that the standard of reasonable care under the circumstances would permit a finding of negligence upon a showing: (1) that the vessel knew of or by the exercise of reasonable care could have discovered the condition on board the ship that led to the injury; (2) that the vessel knew or should have known that the condition would pose an unreasonable risk of harm to longshoremen working on board ship; and (3) that the vessel failed to exercise reasonable care to protect the longshoremen against that danger.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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