Legal Opinion
Charles Pyles, Jr. v. American Trading & Production Corporation, American Trading & Production Corporation v. Charles Pyles, Jr., Cppellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1967No. 23358PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Charles Pyles, Jr., sued The American Trading and Production Corporation in an action at law for an injury to his back allegedly caused on July 16, 1964, by the negligence of the defendant and the unseaworthiness of its ocean-going tanker, the S. S. Maryland Trader. Demand was also made for maintenance, and cure. On June 17,1965, a jury found that plaintiff caused his own injury entirely but that he had not reached maximum cure. 1 The Court computed maintenance and cure at $2440. Pyles appeals the judgment as to lack of negligence and unseaworthiness.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States Steel Corporation v. LampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Richard T. Wood, Cross-Appellant v. Diamond M Drilling Company and Diamond M International Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Claudius M. Dowdle, Cross-Appellee v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States Steel Corp. v. LampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Abdo Tehr Hussein v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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