Legal Opinion
Lee v. Lee Motor Co.
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided May 30, 1974No. Civ. A. 7897-73-P and 7898-73-PPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DETERMINING STATUS OF MR. AND MRS. J. T. LEE, SR.
PITTMAN, Chief Judge.
These suits, which have been consolidated for trial, were brought by the respective administrators of the estates of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lee, Sr. Damages are sought for injuries received on the vessel Mabel H., Ill, as the result of an explosion and fire aboard the vessel on July 27, 1972, which caused the deaths of both Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Sr. The Mabel H., Ill was a 45 foot yacht owned by the defendant company. Plaintiffs allege that this court has jurisdiction under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and/or the General…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Tommy Gene Keener v. Transworld Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lee v. Lee Motor CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976