Legal Opinion
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. v. Scovel
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 9, 1990No. Record 900325PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE POFF
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue we find dispositive of this appeal is whether the evidence supports a finding of actionable negligence.
The facts relevant to that issue are not in dispute. On February 26, 1988, Joseph Scovel, a seaman employed by Sea Mobility, was working in the bow thruster room of USNS Stalworth, a ship undergoing repairs in the shipyard of Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry-dock Company, Inc. (Norshipco). Scovel was engaged in the task of applying acid in preparation for scraping and painting the steel in that room. At the same time, Norshipco…
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- Shamblee v. Virginia Transit Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1963
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