Legal Opinion
Francisco Kamani v. Port of Houston Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1983No. 82-2358PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Francisco Kamani was injured while working as a longshoreman aboard the SS TINOS. He alleged that he fell and was seriously injured while running on shipboard to escape the descending jaws of a land-based crane operated by the Port of Houston Authority. Kamani originally brought suit in the Texas courts against the two Greek business entities which owned and operated the vessel upon which he was injured. One of the defendants removed the suit from the state to the federal court on diversity jurisdiction. Appellant then filed an amended complaint and added the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Great Northern Life Insurance Co. v. ReadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Garland Wayne Kelly and Allen Eugene Kelly, Sr. v. J. C. Smith and Chicot Land Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by42 opinions
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