Legal Opinion
Field v. Waterman SS Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1939No. 9045PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
John Field, a-seaman, brought this suit under the Jones Act, § 33, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover for an injury received'from a fall'while working ás an able-bodied seaman on a vessel owned'by the Waterman 'Steamship .Corporation.
The petition .alleged that Eield was ordered to paint the stern of the ship; “that .while mounting the- jacob. ladder the step slipped and caused him- to -fall”; and that in falling he caught on a brace line and severely wrenched his shoulder. The petition further alleged “that said injury wais due solely to the negligence and ■ carelessness' of’…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The BaymeadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Clarke v. Illinois Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
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