Legal Opinion
TCW Special Credits v. F/V Kassandra Z, Official No. 553390
High Court of American Samoa
Decided July 6, 2001No. CA No. 92-96Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
On January 17, 1996, Mr. Anthony Sardina (“Sardina”) slipped and fell on his backside in the passageway of the F/V Kassandra Z tuna seiner (“Kassandra Z”). Sardina, who was a licensed Master and Navigator on the Kassandra Z at the time, claims that he suffered physical injuries from the fall so severe that he has been unable to continue his career in commercial fishing. Sardina alleges that the ship was unseaworthy because of a faulty refrigeration unit that caused water to leak, rendering the floor slippery and hazardous, and causing him to slip, suffer concussion, and…
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