Legal Opinion
Olsen v. Isbrandtsen Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 20, 1962PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, formerly chief mate aboard the s/s Columbia Heights, owned and operated by the defendant, seeks to recover damages arising out of injuries sustained by him while the vessel was docked at a pier at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, British West Indies.
Plaintiff was injured as he stepped off the ship’s gangway ladder when the vessel suddenly surged aft and his right foot was caught by the roller at the dock end of the gangway. In order to prevent crushing of his leg as the vessel continued to surge, the plaintiff threw himself to the dock with his left foot in the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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