Figueiras

Figueiras v. F/V Tremont

Good Law
996 F.2d 1224
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 16, 19931224California1,320 words

Opinion

Opinion

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carlos FIGUEIRAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. F/V TREMONT, Official No. 529154, Its Tackle, Equipment, and Appurtenances, In Rem; and New Wave Fisheries Inc., a Washington corporation, In Personam, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35985. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1993. * Decided June 16, 1993. Before: FARRIS, FERGUSON, and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Carlos Figueiras appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of the F/V Tremont and New Wave Fisheries (defendants) on Figueiras' claims of unseaworthiness under general maritime law and negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 . Figueiras, who was employed as a deck hand on the Tremont, sustained injuries while transferring boxes of frozen fish from the Tremont to the M/V Bungo Reefer. The district court found that Figueiras failed to raise a genuine issue that the defendants' unseaworthiness…

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