Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 16, 1991No. 25930-0-IPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J.
Appellant Molly O. Kennedy challenges the trial court's summary dismissal of her negligence action against respondent Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land). Appellant's decedent, James Kennedy (Kennedy) was employed by Container Stevedoring Company (Container Stevedoring), a subcontractor employed by Sea-Land. Kennedy was killed on the job. We find that there are genuine issues of material fact which, if resolved in appellant's favor, would establish that Sea-Land retained sufficient control over the workplace to give rise to a higher duty of care for the safety of the employees of the…
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