Legal Opinion
Clayton Hood and Gregory Turman v. Knappton Corp. Inc., an Oregon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1993No. 91-35487PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Knappton Corporation, Inc. (“Knappton”) appeals the district court’s judgment holding Knappton liable to Clayton Hood and Gregory Turman for damages sustained to Hood’s and Turman’s boats when they collided with Knappton’s log raft. We affirm.
I.FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 31, 1988, a Knappton tug boat towed a log raft, consisting of bundled logs, into the Multnomah Channel in Oregon and moored it to pilings adjacent to the shore. Although the log raft was initially secured at both ends along the shore, the line securing one end became untied and that…
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