Legal Opinion
Curd v. Todd-Johnson Dry Docks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1954No. 14930PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by appellant to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a direct result of the negligence of ap-pellee Todd-Johnson Dry Docks, Inc. The case was tried before a jury, and from the judgment entered upon a verdict for the appellees, the appellant brings this appeal.
The appellant was employed by the United States Maritime Commission, through its general agent Orion Steamship Company, as a night mate aboard the vessel “S. S. Ethan A. Hitchcock.” Todd-Johnson was under contract with the Orion Steamship Company to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Hormel v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Landry v. Two R. Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. William E. WelliverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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