Legal Opinion
Arnold Bailey v. Kawasaki-Kisen, K. K.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1972No. 71-1599PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether or not evidence of subsequent corrective measures and evidence of a subsequent failure of the same apparatus is admissible to negate a shipowner’s asserted defense of instant unseaworthiness in a suit for damages arising from alleged personal injuries sustained on the shipowner’s vessel during unloading operations. 1
On May 7, 1968, Appellant Bailey and other members of a longshore crew were rigging the LOUISIANA MARU for unloading operations when a boom that was being positioned over one of the hatches fell. Appellant,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dallas County v. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation and Insurance Company of North America v. Eustace J. MatherneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Brazos River Authority v. GE Ionics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Sarah Helen Williams Dollar v. Long Mfg., N. C., Inc., and Third-Party v. Nichols Tractor Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Nachtsheim v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Jones v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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