Legal Opinion
Ted Lewis Bobb, Individually v. Modern Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1981No. 79-3475PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
Ted Lewis Bobb, a resident of the Republic of Guyana, sued the American owners and managers of the shrimp trawler, “Sea Knight” for their negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and for the unseaworthiness of their vessel under general maritime law. The suit arose from an injury to Bobb’s left arm which occurred when a whip line snapped on the ship, breaking Bobb’s arm and knocking him to the deck. At trial the district judge directed a verdict in favor of all defendants except Modern Products, Inc., and the jury returned a verdict for Bobb in the amount of…
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- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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