Legal Opinion
Charlie Gaitor v. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company, Blue Steamship Company, and Shaw Brothers Shipping Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1961No. 18328PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, District Judge.
Appellant originally filed suit in court of general trial jurisdiction of the State of Florida against appellees, Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company and the Blue Steamship Company. Shaw Brothers Shipping Company was later impleaded as a third defendant. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff Gaitor was a resident and citizen of Dade County, Florida, and that, while working as a longshoreman loading cargo in port, he was injured due to negligence of the defendants, or due to unseaworthiness of the vessel. The complaint conformed to Florida’s state practice in…
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