Legal Opinion
Creppel v. J. W. Banta Towing, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 8, 1962No. Civ. A. 2367PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, District Judge.
This civil action is brought by complainant, Louis Creppel, Jr., a seaman, seeking to recover from respondent, J. W. Banta Towing, Inc., the sum of $30,-000 in damages under the provisions of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. In the alternative, complainant seeks to recover the same amount under the general maritime law for damages allegedly sustained by him and allegedly resulting from the unseaworthiness of the vessel, M. Y. Kishwaukee, on which he was injured while employed as a member of the crew. Complainant also demands, under the general maritime law, the sum of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- 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
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Alfred M. Massey v. Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc., Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc. v. A. M. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hudspeth v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Duplantis v. Williams-McWilliams Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
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