Legal Opinion
Glenn Ludwig v. Pan Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd., Owner of the M/v Ocean Royal
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1991No. 90-35625PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
OVERVIEW
Glenn Ludwig, a longshoreman, was injured while working aboard the M/V Ocean Royal when he stepped down from a ladder onto snatch blocks nestled in a coiled lashing cable located at the bottom of the ladder. He sued Pan Ocean Shipping Company, the owner of the vessel, in a negligence action brought under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for Ludwig. The court held that Pan Ocean breached its turnover duty to warn and its turnover duty of safe condition. We reverse.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Clara Louie, Representative for Wayne Louie, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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