Legal Opinion
Juan Ceja v. Mike Hooks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 82-3030PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Ceja appeals the judgment entered by the district court below after a non-jury trial of his personal injury claims for unseaworthiness, and under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for negligence.
FACTS
On June 24, 1978, appellant Ceja was engaged as a deckhand in towing operations aboard appellee’s vessel. In the course of these operations, Ceja had secured his vessel’s tow line to another, beached vessel. Ceja, although instructed to utilize a more secure combination knot, was unable to do so due to the inadequate length of the existing tow…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Noritake Co., Inc. v. M/v Hellenic ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Earl K. Phillips and Carrie Phillips v. The Western Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Johnny C. Colburn, Cross-Appellant v. Bunge Towing, Inc., and M/v Terry K, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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