Legal Opinion

Jose v. M/V FIR GROVE

District Court, D. Oregon

Decided April 27, 1992No. Civ. 90-6028-MAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARSH, District Judge.

The motor vessel FIR GROVE set out on its maiden voyage from the Shin Kurushimi dock yard'A at the Port of Onishi, Japan, in January of 1989. The FIR GROVE is owned by Delica Shipping, S.A. and was designed and built by Hisao Otani, an engineer for Inui Steamship, Ltd. The plaintiffs are fourteen former crew members of the FIR GROVE who were recruited to work aboard the vessel by Noimi Zabala, a manning agent in the Philippines. Shortly after arriving in Japan from Manila, plaintiffs boarded the vessel and set sail from Japan with an empty cargo hold headed for…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  3. Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  4. Sigalas v. Lido Maritime, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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