Legal Opinion
Melanie Snyder v. Whittaker Corporation, Billie Fay Allen v. Whittaker Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1988No. 18-40571PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
A boat manufacturer appeals a judgment for two crewmen in a Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) suit. The manufacturer raises issues of sufficiency of the evidence, admission of evidence, and damages. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1978, Deseo Marine, a division of Whittaker Corporation (Whittaker), built a seventy-five foot shrimp boat. The boat was bought by Jack Yardley, who sold it in 1979 to the partnership of Joe Buckmaster and Andrew Allen. Allen operated the boat, now named the TEXAS LADY, while Buckmaster handled financial and business…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. TallentireSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Barry Jay FeldmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Pearl Crosby Eymard v. Pan American World AirwaysCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Willard Rushing and Patricia Rushing v. Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Victor C. Baris v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., Caltex Petroleum, Inc., Caltex Petroleum Corporation, and Caltex Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Richard Paul DENISON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SWACO GEOLOGRAPH COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Karen Jutzi-Johnson, as Administrator of the Estate of Robert Johnson, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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