Legal Opinion
Dierker v. Gypsum Transportation, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 15, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 84-1437PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
LIVAUDAIS, District Judge.
This matter came before the court on motion of defendants, Gypsum Transportation Limited and the M/Y Gypsum Duchess, for summary judgment. Having reviewed the memoranda of counsel and the law, the motion is GRANTED for the following reasons.
On August 17, 1983, Henry S. Dierker, Jr. witnessed the fatal crushing of Daniel Hunt, a fellow ship repairman, while aboard the M/V Gypsum Duchess. At the time of the incident, Dierker was standing on a catwalk above the main deck, approximately 40 feet from the place where Hunt was caught in the unloading…
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