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ELBERG v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

No. 91-2765.

967 F.2d 1146 (1992)

Donald W. ELBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Thomas Lakin, Roy C. Dripps (argued), Gail Renshaw, Lakin & Herndon, Wood River, Ill., Edward G. Maag, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Belleville, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Leo W. Nelsen, Holtkamp, Liese, Beckemeier & Childress, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellee.

Before RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Donald W. Elberg, a welder employed by Nicor National (Nicor) at its shipyard, was injured when he fell into an open hatch on the M/V Mobil Leader, then in the shipyard for repair. He sued Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil), the owner of the vessel, for negligence under the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment for Mobil, and Mr. Elberg now appeals...

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