Legal Opinion
Icabalzeta v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided October 20, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SKILLMAN, J.A.D.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant Sea-Land Services, Inc. (Sea-Land) in a wrongful death action brought pursuant to section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 33 U.S.C. § 901 to § 950. Sea-Land is the owner of the ship on which the fatal accident occurred. Decedent was an employee of Coastwide Marine & Ship Services, Inc. (Coastwide), with which Sea-Land contracted to clean a large fuel tank in the ship.
On the day of the accident, most of the members of Coastwide’s crew —…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Icabalzeta v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996