Legal Opinion
Eric Resner v. Arctic Orion Fisheries, a Washington Corporation Polmar Fisheries, Inc., a Washington Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1996No. 95-35257PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The Memorandum disposition filed on April 15, 1996, is amended and redesignated as an Opinion authored by Judge Wright.
OPINION
WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
While working aboard a commercial fishing vessel, Resner lost four fingers to a fish-heading machine. In return for $16,200, he released his employer, Arctic Orion, from liability for his injury. The district court, after a bench trial, found that Resner had not freely and advisedly given up his claims against Arctic Orion. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Resner was employed as a processing foreman on the vessel Arctic Orion. On his first voyage, he was…
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