Legal Opinion
Ugarte v. United States Lines, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff, a seaman employed by defendant shipowner, went ashore on leave for a few hours during the evening of May 23, 1978, when the ship was docked for loading and unloading cargo in Bremerhaven, West Germany. On his return to the ship, he found that several railroad boxcars located on tracks near the ship impeded his access to the gangway. Plaintiff determined that the pathway between the boxcars and the edge of the pier was too dangerous for passage, and instead climbed between two of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Szopko v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
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