United States Ninth Circuit

A seaman is not contributorily negligent for carrying out orders that result in his injury, even if the seaman recognizes the danger and does not delay to consider a safer alternative.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2001
• Published 05/08/2001

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, THOMAS and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Sandberg,Michael D. Corey, Sandberg, Wuestenfeld & Corey, Anchorage, Alaska, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth G. Schoolcraft, Cheryl L. Graves, Le Gros, Buchanan & Paul, Anchorage, Alaska, for the defendants-appellees.