Carwie ex rel. Harris v. Knudsen

J. Gregory Carwie, conservator for Emil Harris, sued Peter Knudsen A/S (“Knudsen”) in the Mobile Circuit Court, seeking damages for injuries Harris suffered in a *207fall while performing repairs on the M/V Vinland Saga, a Knudsen-owned cargo ship, while it was in drydock at a shipyard in Mobile, Harrison Brothers Drydock & Repair Yard, Inc. The majority affirms the judgment in favor of Knudsen; however, for the reasons that follow I respectfully dissent.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama provided the following general background for this case in In re Peter…