Legal Opinion
Duvernay v. Alcoa Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1963No. Civ. A. 9598, Division “C”PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, District Judge.
This matter came on for hearing before a jury on the complaint of plaintiff demanding damages against Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., Skibs A/S Hassel, and SS Bow Santos for personal injuries sustained while working aboard the SS Bow Santos as a longshoreman. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the total sum of $77,000 and found plaintiff 50 per cent contributorily negligent, thus, in effect, cutting the award in his behalf to $38,500. The jury found further that the stevedoring company, T. Smith & Son, Inc., the employer of plaintiff, was guilty of negligence…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sergio Degioia v. United States Lines Company, and Third-Party v. American Stevedores, Inc., and Imparato Stevedoring Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Co. v. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Holley v. Steamship the Manfred StansfieldDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
- United States v. Globe Remodeling Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1961
- Woodmont, Inc. v. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis VidrineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Harris J. Doucet v. Wheless Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. Skibs A/s HasselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Williams v. California CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Gardner v. National Bulk Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1963
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