U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005

Graham v. Bahia Sternwheelers Inc.

Graham v. Bahia Sternwheelers Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 22, 2005 · Rawlinson, Scannlain, Whaley
147 F. App'x 691

Graham v. Bahia Sternwheelers Inc.

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

The district court’s conclusion that Bahia, which owned the vessel on which William E. Graham was injured, did not owe Graham a duty of care under the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act was not erroneous.

Because Graham was an employee of BH, rather than of Bahia; because BH had control over Graham’s work; and because Graham was “injured by a defective condition he was hired to correct;” the district court properly found that Bahia was not hable for Graham’s injury. See Peters v. Titan Navigation Co., 857 F.2d 1342, 1344 (9th Cir. 1988); see also Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos, 451 U.S. 156, 166-69, 175-76, 101 S.Ct. 1614, 68 L.Ed.2d 1 (1981) (describing the duties owed by a vessel owner).

AFFIRMED.

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