Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 1963No. 229PublishedCited by 390 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
delivered the opinion of the Court.'
Petitioner, a longshoreman unloading the S. S. Hastings at Ponce, Puerto Rico, slipped on some loose beans spilled on the dock and suffered personal injuries. He subsequently -filed a libel against the Hastings, claiming damages for injuries caused by the ship’s unseaworthiness and by the negligence of its owner, the respondent corporation. The case was tried in admiralty before the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the court found thé following facts relevant in the present posture of the case. 193 F. Supp. 894.
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