Legal Opinion

The Estate of Kenneth Wenzel by Its Special Administrator Winston Mirikitani, Edward Wenzel and Anna M. Steinberg v. Seaward Marine Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1983No. 82-4619PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Wenzel’s estate appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Seaward Marine Services, Inc. (Seaward).

Summary judgment is proper if, when viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion, the movant is clearly entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Ferguson v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc., 688 F.2d 1320, 1322 (9th Cir.1982). The record before the district court discloses the following facts which we interpret in favor of the Estate of Wenzel as required by Ferguson.

Seaward is a corporation engaged in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Douglas A. Bullis v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  2. Clyde E. Hicks v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff- Appellant-Appellee, H. B. Buster Hughes, Inc., Third Party Hester Goforth v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co., Defendants-Appellants-Appellees, H. B. Buster Hughes, Inc., Charles Norman Glover v. Ocean Drilling Exploration Co., Defendants-Appellants-Appellees, H. B. Buster Hughes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  3. John E. FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the FLYING TIGER LINE, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. Blanchard v. Engine & Gas Compressor Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Chandris, Inc. v. LatsisSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Omar v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Zipfel v. Halliburton Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Don W. Kathriner v. Unisea, Inc., a Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. Byron Gizoni v. Southwest Marine, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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