Legal Opinion
Cie. Des Messageries Maritimes v. Tawes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1953No. 13921_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This action at law was brought by George V. Tawes in the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on the steamship Grenoble, which vessel was then being operated by the defendant Cié Des Messageries Maritimes. Judgment was entered in plaintiff’s favor and the defendant has appealed.
On July 21, 1949, the Grenoble was tied up with her starboard side to the lock wall at the Gatun Lock in the course of her transit- through the Panama Canal. Appel-lee, a Panama Canal pilot, was on board to pilot and…
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