Legal Opinion
Florida Fuels, Inc. v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1993No. 92-4661PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRAMLETTE, District Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants, deceased crew member’s family and vessel owner, appeal the lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of dock owner. The lower court found that the dock owner owed no duty to the vessel crew member to provide a means of access between the dock and the vessel, and owed no duty to aid in the mooring of the vessel. We affirm.
On April 10, 1990, the barge OSPREY, assisted by the tugboat TODD RICK, both owned and operated by Florida Fuels, Inc. (Florida Fuels), berthed at a dock owned and operated by Citgo Petroleum Corp. (Citgo), in order to…
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