Legal Opinion
Gerald E. Alexander v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1995No. 93-17320PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
I. OVERVIEW
Gerald E. Alexander appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the United States in his personal injury action. Alexander was injured aboard the S.S. Santa Adela which was chartered to the United States by his private employer. The district court held the government was not responsible for Aexander’s injuries because it was not in operational control of the ship and committed no acts or omissions of independent negligence. We have jurisdiction over Aexander’s timely appeal, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
II. FACTS
Aexander was chief…
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