Legal Opinion
Whitehill v. United States Lines, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1986No. A015563PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHANNELL, J.
Fred Whitehill, a longshoreman who was injured while unloading cargo, appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the shipowner United States Lines, Inc.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, as we must on appeal (Nestle v. City of Santa Monica (1972) 6 Cal.3d 920, 925-926 [101 Cal.Rptr. 568, 496 P.2d 480]), the following appear to be the pertinent facts presented at trial.
On July 1, 1976, Whitehill was employed by the California Stevedore and Ballast Company to help unload U. S. Lines’ ship, American Corsair, which was…
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