Legal Opinion
Michael P. Maxwell v. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1988No. 87-4198PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff-appellant, Michael Maxwell, was injured by a fall that allegedly occurred as a result of the wake from the ship of the defendant-appellee, Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellshaft. Maxwell contends that the trial judge should have given his requested jury instruction on presumed fault for damage caused by the wake of a moving vessel and should not have allowed as a cost under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d) expenses for photographic materials used by the defendant. We affirm on both issues.
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At the time of the accident, Maxwell was in the hold of a 28-foot fiberglass fishing boat,…
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