Legal Opinion
Callbreath v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2002No. 00-35478; D.C. No. CV 99-5003 FDBPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Edwin Callbreath was a crew member aboard the Cape Intrepid, a government-owned ship docked in Tacoma, Washington, at a port facility adjacent to railroad tracks. Upon returning from a personal errand and a night out, Callbreath attempted to cross the tracks to gain access to the ship and was severely injured. Callbreath sued the government, as ship owner, for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 688(a), as well as for maintenance and cure. The district court granted the government’s motion for summary judgment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we…
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