Supreme Court of the United States
Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson
April 5, 1954347 U.S. 396
Summary
The Court affirmed the judgment imposing liability on the shipowner for the stevedore's injury caused by the breaking loading block. The per curiam opinion provided no independent reasoning beyond relying on established unseaworthiness precedent. Justice Burton, joined by Justices Frankfurter and Jackson, dissented, arguing that liability should not extend to equipment owned and supplied by the stevedoring contractor.
Holding
- Shipowner liability for injury caused by contractor-supplied loading equipment. The judgment imposing liability on the shipowner was affirmed, thereby permitting recovery for the stevedore's injury caused by the unseaworthy loading block even though the block was treated as equipment supplied by the independent stevedoring contractor.
Docket 287
Cited authorities
- 44 Stat. 1424
- 33 U.S.C. § 901
- 44 Stat. 1424
- 33 U.S.C. § 901
- 44 Stat. 1426
- 33 U.S.C. § 903
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