...then the land based worker is entitled to the warranty of seaworthiness. The shipowner is obligated to furnish a vessel and appurtenances reasonably fit for their intended use, not an accident free ship.35 In those cases where gear is in proper condition but is negligently used...

...knowledge of the unseaworthy condition is not essential to his liability, and that he has an absolute duty "to furnish a vessel and appurtenances reasonably fit for their intended use." 362 US, at 550. In the present case the Court of Appeals was of the view that the trial judge's determination...

...independent of his duty under the Jones Act to exercise reasonable care..." The majority concluded: "...The duty is absolute, but it is a duty only to furnish a vessel and appurtenances > Congress 'Concerns about cost to fishermen^ No political supporter for specific safety regulations/inspections...

...however, notably expanded a shipowner's liability to injured seamen by imposing a nondelegable duty "to furnish a vessel and appurtenances reasonably fit for their intended use." Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc., 362 US 539, 550, 80 S. Ct. 926, 933, 4 L. Ed. 2d 941 (I960). The duty...

...however, notably expanded a shipowner's liability to injured seamen by imposing a nondelegable duty "to furnish a vessel and appurtenances reasonably fit for their intended use." Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc., 362 US 539, 550, 80 S. Ct. 926, 933, 4 L. Ed. 2d 941 (1960). The duty...