Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. Jadranska Slobodna Plovidba
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1982No. 81-2197PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment exonerating the defendant, a Yugoslavian enterprise that owns the M/V Makarska, from negligence in connection with the death of a longshoreman, Patrick Huck, who fell into a hold.
The Makarska has five holds, numbered 1 through 5 from bow to stern, as shown in the following diagram:
Schematic Cross-Section of M/V Makarska
Holds 2 through 5 are identical, so far as we can glean from the record. (Oddly, no precise dimensions are given for the vessel.) Each has three decks. From top to bottom they are the weather deck, the upper ’tween deck,…
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