Legal Opinion
Ringering v. Compania Maritima De-La-Mancha
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 9, 1987No. Civ. 86-105-PAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PANNER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Merlin Ringering brings this action in admiralty against Compania Marítima De-La-Mancha (Compania), and the vessel M/V Travemar Africa (Africa) for negligence, unseaworthiness, and violations of the Jones Act. Prior to trial, plaintiff withdrew the Jones Act claims. A court trial was held from December 17, 1986 to December 22, 1986. I find the handrail is unseaworthy, defendants were negligent, and plaintiff was 20% contributorily negligent. Defendants are liable for plaintiff’s economic loss from January 22, 1986 to December 19, 1986 in the amount of…
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- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Elijah Dubose v. Matson Navigation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Russell Litherland v. Petrolane Offshore Construction Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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