Legal Opinion

Isaac Myles v. Quinn Menhaden Fisheries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1962No. 19256PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from an adverse decree of the District Court sitting in admiralty raises the principal question whether the Court made adequate findings as required under Admiralty Rule 46%, 28 U.S.C.A. A peripheral question on maintenance and cure is also presented.

Myles, a member of the crew of a small Menhaden fishing vessel, sustained severe injuries when his legs were traumatically amputated by the wheels of a passing freight train. The brief on his behalf cannot resist the natural temptation to reargue the facts from a point of view favorable to him, although…

2Cases cited21 opinions

Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
James E. Vickers, D/B/A Delta Towing Company v. Floyd W. TumeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
Louis Dreyfus & Cie. v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
Smith v. Lykes Brothers-Ripley S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939

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3Cited by38 opinions

Willie E. BOAZMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMICS LABORATORY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
Glynn J. Pelotto v. L & N Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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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