Legal Opinion
Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1980No. 79-3210PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
A tragic maritime accident cost Whitney Allen his right eye. Allen was a seaman board the M/V Louisiana, a Seacoast Products, Inc., vessel. He sued alleging (i) negligence on the part of Seacoast agents and employees under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and (ii) unseaworthiness of the vessel under general maritime law. Seacoast’s insurers, 1 were also named defendants. The defendants asserted that Allen’s damages were diminished or barred by his contributory negligence. The case was tried before a jury but at the close of evidence the Trial Judge made a…
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