United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. Plovidba
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
683 F.2d 1022 (1982)
Relevant factsFree
After longshoremen finished work on a ship's first cargo hold, the crew closed the top deck (leaving the hold completely dark) while opening the two lower decks to speed next-day loading, and a longshoreman fell to his death when he walked through a connecting door into the darkened, open hold despite having no ordinary reason to return there that day.
IssueFree
Whether an alleged tortfeasor is liable for an accident if the burden of precautions was less than the harm that would have resulted if the accident had occurred multiplied by the probability that it would occur.