Legal Opinion
Turner v. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 19, 1990No. CIV-87-397CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FACTS
CURTIN, District Judge.
On June 3, 1986, at about 9:00 p.m., plaintiff Emmett L. Turner was involved in an accident on the vessel “Samuel Wilke-son” wherein he tripped over a rope on the deck and fell through an open hatch of the engine compartment, sustaining serious permanent injuries resulting in quadriplegia. At the time of the accident, Mr. Turner was employed by the defendant Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (“NFTA”). The vessel was owned by the City of Buffalo (“City”), but was being chartered by the NFTA under a signed agreement. See Item 35, Ex. A. Plaintiff has sued…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Emmett L. Turner v. City of Buffalo, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Alleged Lienor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994