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PETROU v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. J-81-258.

529 F.Supp. 295 (1981)

Michael P. PETROU, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

December 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Smith, Baltimore, Md., Dennis C. Harrington, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Richard E. Dunne, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHIRLEY B. JONES, District Judge.

Michael P. Petrou was employed by MGM Painting Company, which had a contract with the Coast Guard to paint several lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay. He was painting the Hooper Island light on July 26, 1979. He had completed his work for the day and was climbing down a painting ladder attached to an iron railing on the main platform of the lighthouse into a waiting boat. The railing gave way, and Petrou...

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