Stephen P. Havens v. F/t Polar Mist, U.S.C.G. Official Number 604676, in Rem, Arctic Vessel Management, Inc., in Personam

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• upholding bench verdict of unseaworthiness and Jones Act negligence where freezer compartment hatch cover unequipped with safety latch fell on seaman’s head and shoulders
• “There must be some evidence from which the trier of fact can infer that the owner either knew, or in the exercise of due care, should have known of the unsafe condition.”
• applying this standard to a Jones Act negligence claim

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