Dugas v. C. Brewer & Co.

Opinion

WHITE, P. J.

Adam Dugas, a longshoreworker who was injured while unloading cargo, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the shipowner, respondent C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

In reviewing a summary judgment, we are limited to the facts shown in the affidavits and those admitted and uncontested in the pleadings. We determine only whether the facts so shown give rise to a triable issue of fact. Moreover, the moving parties’ papers are strictly construed, while those of the opposing party are liberally construed. A summary judgment *207is a drastic…