Longfellow v. Presidente Miguel Aleman

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

Appellant Roy P. Longfellow brought this action to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained while working aboard a ship of Mexican registry, the Presidente Miguel Aleman. The complaint set out two causes of action: a negligence claim, and a claim under the admiralty doctrine of unseaworthiness. Named as defendants were the vessel, her owner Petróleos Mexicanos, and Willamette Iron & Steel Company, the prime contractor which had engaged appellant’s employer to assist in repairing the ship. The case was tried without a jury, on the sole issue of liability. The court…