Gyerman v. United States Lines Co.

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

In this action for damages for personal injuries, plaintiff John Gyerman appeals from a judgment entered after a nonjury trial denying him any recovery against defendant United States Lines Company (United States Lines).

We set forth the pertinent facts. Plaintiff, an experienced longshoreman, was an employee of Associated Banning Company (Associated Banning), a stevedore company. Plaintiff was assigned to work in a warehouse operated under a lease by defendant United States Lines at Wilmington, California. The warehouse was adjacent to a dock and was used to store cargo…