Legal Opinion
B-R Dredging Co. v. Rodriguez
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1978No. B-6966PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.
Feliciano Rodriguez brought suit as a seaman under the Jones Act, United States Code, Title 46, Section 688, and under general maritime law for personal injuries sustained when he fell through an open hatch on the deck of the tender boat, Burley Koen. He sued his employer, B-R Dredging Company, basing his cause of action upon negligence and unseaworthiness of a vessel and negligence and unseaworthiness per se for the violation of alleged statutory duties imposed by the Corps of Engineers Safety Manual. Based on jury answers to special issues, the trial court held that…
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