Legal Opinion
Jones Stevedoring Co. v. Nippo Kisen Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1969No. 22630PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of Nippo Kisen Company, Ltd. (hereinafter “Nippo”) and against Jones Stevedoring Company (hereinafter “Jones”).
One Joseph F. Mastro, a longshoreman, was injured aboard the MV HOKYO MARU, a vessel owned by Nippo, while it was berthed in navigable waters of the United States at Stockton, California.
He sought judgment against Nippo based on the negligence of Nippo and the unseaworthiness of the ship. The district court first heard the issue of liability. It found the sole cause of the accident was the negligence of Mastro. It found…
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