Vargas v. McNamara

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• unseaworthiness can be manifested by an unsafe method of work, such as the failure by the shipowner to provide adequate equipment
• plaintiff’s notices of appeal were worded to appeal from directed verdicts rather than judgment; technical error should not defeat consideration on merits where “there was never any doubt as to the subject matter of the appeal”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

58 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Glassman v. Computervision Corp.
  First Circuit· 1996-07-31· cited 495×
• Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-07-06· cited 181×
• In Re Smith Corset Shops, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Laurent Brodeur
  First Circuit· 1982-12-27· cited 130×
• Alex C. Glaros v. Richard Perse
  First Circuit· 1980-08-12· cited 122×
• Patricia Lynch v. Michael S. Dukakis
  First Circuit· 1983-10-12· cited 102×
• In Re Cooper/t. Smith Elizabeth Ross Abshire, Etc. v. Gnots-Reserve, Inc., Sandra Marie Cormier, Etc. v. American Commercial Lines
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-04-30· cited 92×
• Te-Moak Bands of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1991-12-19· cited 64×
• Jennette CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPERMARKETS GENERAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  First Circuit· 1982-08-06· cited 60×
• Stephen H. Bohn v. Park City Group, Inc. And Randy Fields
  Tenth Circuit· 1996-09-26· cited 59×
• State v. Peterson
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1981-12-01· cited 52×
• United States v. Cannons Engineering Corp.
  D. Massachusetts· 1989-08-14· cited 51×
• Kimberly Crocker and Julian H. Crocker v. The Hilton International Barbados, Ltd.
  First Circuit· 1992-10-08· cited 50×
• In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982
  District of Columbia· 1983-03-03· cited 50×
• Ferrara v. A. & v. Fishing, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1996-10-25· cited 49×
• Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Labarca
  First Circuit· 2001-08-02· cited 44×
• Anthony Jackson v. Stephen Salon
  First Circuit· 1980-01-23· cited 44×
• Mistich v. Pipelines, Inc.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1992-11-17· cited 29×
• Aiken County v. BSP Division of Envirotech Corp.
  Fourth Circuit· 1989-01-09· cited 29×
• Duane Keeler v. David Hewitt
  First Circuit· 1982-12-30· cited 28×
• Jones v. FMA Alliance Ltd.
  D. Massachusetts· 2013-10-17· cited 18×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Foman v. Davis
  Supreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 17,205×
• Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1960-05-16· cited 814×
• Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1960-11-07· cited 323×
• Joseph J. Hayes v. New England Millwork Distributors, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1979-07-10· cited 176×
• George J. Gallon v. The Lloyd-Thomas Company, a Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1959-03-25· cited 68×
• Francis L. Dobb, Etc. v. George P. Baker
  First Circuit· 1974-11-06· cited 65×
• Ellen F. Baer v. United Services Automobile Association
  Second Circuit· 1974-06-27· cited 47×
• Everett C. Webb v. Dresser Industries
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-08-04· cited 39×
• National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Leo Fisher
  Eighth Circuit· 1960-12-08· cited 38×
• David Leroy White v. Rimrock Tidelands, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-08-01· cited 31×
• Otness v. United States
  D. Alaska· 1959-04-16· cited 17×
• Taylor v. Newcomb Baking Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1945-02-05· cited 12×
• Del Raso v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1967-06-16· cited 10×
• Ferguson v. Erie Railroad Company
  S.D. New York· 1964-04-30· cited 5×
• Corinne Anne Staigg Neagle v. Ruth Dalton Johnson, Harvey Bailie and Lizzie Bailie
  Eighth Circuit· 1967-08-21· cited 3×