COATS v. LUEDTKE ENGINEERING CO.

Civ. A. No. 89-C-265.

744 F.Supp. 884 (1990)

William COATS, Plaintiff, v. LUEDTKE ENGINEERING CO., and United States of America Defendants. LUEDTKE ENGINEERING COMPANY, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

August 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hendrik Uiterwyk, Trapp, Farrance, Chastain & Uiterwyk, Tampa, Fla., and Robert L. Elliott, Cook & Franke, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff.

Richard Zito, Corcoran, Skiver, Zito, Dekoter & Thole, Sibley, Iowa, and Donald H. Carlson, Riordan, Crivello, Carlson & Mentkowski, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants.

Steven Biskupic, Asst. U.S. Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for third-party defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.

FACTS

In April or May of 1987, plaintiff William Coats ("Coats") began to work for defendant Luedtke Engineering Company ("Luedtke") as a crane operator on board the vessel, Derrick Boat II ("DB II"). Coats was hired to use the crane to unload dredge material from barges and drop it on shore in a fill area. Luedtke provided Coats with access to and egress from the DB II by having Coats walk on...

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