CLARK v. SOLOMON NAV., LTD.

No. 84 Civ. 2155 (CBM).

631 F.Supp. 1275 (1986)

Ellis Leroy CLARK and Jean C. Clark, Plaintiffs, v. SOLOMON NAVIGATION, LTD., and MV Oceanus Campaigner, her Engines, Tackle and Appurtenances, etc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kreindler & Kreindler, by Paul S. Edelman, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Cichanowicz, Callan, Carcich & Keane, by David J. Van Oss, New York City, for defendants.


OPINION

MOTLEY, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Ellis Leroy Clark, an independent river pilot on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, has brought this action for injuries sustained while disembarking from the M/V Oceanus Campaigner onto a barge floating alongside. Plaintiff claims that his injuries were caused by a defectively arranged Jacob's or pilot's ladder which unfurled suddenly, throwing him onto the deck of the tug some fifteen feet below. Plaintiff...

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