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FARR v. NC MACHINERY CO.

No. 97-36021.

186 F.3d 1165 (1999)

Lance E. FARR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NC MACHINERY CO., a Washington corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome C. Scowcroft (briefed), Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Paul N. Diagle (argued), Holmes, Weddle & Barcott, for plaintiff-appellant.

Matthew C. Crane (briefed), Thomas G. Johnson (argued), Bauer, Moynihan & Johnson, Seattle, Washington, for defendant-appellee.

Before: ALARCON, RYMER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge KLEINFELD; Dissent by Judge RYMER.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

This is an admiralty case involving comparative negligence and superseding intervening cause.

FACT

Captain Farr, the master of a fishing vessel, hired NC Machinery to repair an engine. The job was done in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a busy place during the fishing season, so NC agreed to send a mechanic provided that the ship's crew would furnish necessary assistance...

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