Phillip Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. And Penlatex Barge Lines, Inc., Defendants- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, Intervenor

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• discerning “no basis for imposing a duty of care on the defendants” where the danger “was well known to all concerned”
• directed verdict in favor of shipowner upheld where, inter alia, the vessel was under the “sole control” of the injured worker’s employer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).