Legal Opinion
Stephen P. Havens v. F/t Polar Mist, U.S.C.G. Official Number 604676, in Rem, Arctic Vessel Management, Inc., in Personam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1993No. 92-35335PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Arctic Vessel Management, Inc. appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of Stephen Havens, in Havens’s action for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.CApp. § 688 (1988), and under the doctrine of seaworthiness. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We affirm.
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Havens began working aboard the F/T Polar Mist, a ship owned by Arctic, on September 19, 1990. On September 28, 1990, Havens was struck on the back, shoulders, and head by a hinged, circular steel hatch cover, which fell on him as he ascended a ladder from the freezer…
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