Legal Opinion
Daniel R. Meyers, Jr. v. The M/v Eugenio C, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1990No. 89-3868PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Today we decide whether the district court properly granted a shipowner’s motion for summary judgment against a bar pilot’s negligence-based personal injury claim. Concluding that there is no genuine dispute about any material fact and that the facts require judgment for the defendant shipowner, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
Background
In January 1985, the M/V Eugenio C, a 712 foot Italian passenger liner, arrived from sea. Louisiana Statutes require that a bar pilot navigate her into port. Captain Paul Malasovich, a bar pilot, was dispatched and boarded the…
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