Legal Opinion
Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and Equipment
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1967No. 23182PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
A case simple in setting, small in amount, has become complicated and the subject of much judicial travail— with now more to come — because of two factors. The first is that the Libelant, or more likely his first proctor who since withdrew, became mesmerized by the title “Master” in describing the status of the Libelant seeking a lien for wages. The second is that the Trial Court forgot the lesson so often brought home by us that at this day and time dismissal of a claim — land-based, waterborne, amphibious, equitable, legal, maritime, or an ambiguous, amphibious…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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