Legal Opinion
Daniel R. Meyers, Jr. v. M/v Eugenio C, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., and Costa Armatori S.P.A., and Costa Armatori, S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1988No. 87-3457PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Whether a grounded vessel is seaworthy seems at least semantically a rhetorical question. When, however, the vessel is in all respects other than its temporary predicament fit for navigation it may be, as the district court correctly held. We reverse, however, its summary judgment finding that the officers and crew of the EUGENIO C were not negligent in failing to place the pilot ladder in a less precarious location.
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The EUGENIO C, a large passenger vessel owned and operated by Costa Armatori, ran aground near the entrance to the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Delome v. Union Barge Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Alfred M. Massey v. Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc., Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc. v. A. M. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Foster v. Destin Trading Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Domonter v. CF Bean Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Joslyn Corporation v. TL James & Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1988
- Daniel R. Meyers, Jr. v. The M/v Eugenio C, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in RemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Liddell v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2011
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