Legal Opinion
Andrew Taylor v. Moram Agencies, Far Eastern Steamship Company, and Does I Through Xx, Inclusive
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1984No. 82-4646PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Andrew Taylor, a longshoreman, was injured in a fall while assisting to discharge a cargo of mung beans from a Russian freighter on June 20, 1976. He appeals a district court judgment in favor of defendant Far Eastern Steamship Company (FES-CO) entered after the conclusion of a bench trial. We affirm.
Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a) establishes the rule that findings of fact will not be set aside unless they are “clearly erroneous,” emphasizing that due regard should be given to the trial court’s opportunity to judge the credibility of the witnesses. A finding of fact is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kwikset Locks, Inc. v. Hillgren. Hillgren v. Kwikset Locks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- James Turner, and Cross-Appellee v. Japan Lines, Ltd., and Philippine President Lines, Inc., Manila, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Ford v. AlfaroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Robert P. Bjaranson v. Botelho Shipping Corporation, ManilaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Armando Martinez v. Korea Shipping Corp., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- William Derr v. Kawasaki Kisen K.K. Thomas Robertson v. Tokai Shosen K.KCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Ford v. AlfaroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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