Legal Opinion
Miller v. Royal Netherlands Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1975No. 74-1237PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The often lauded special verdict procedure of Fed.R.Civ.P. 49(a)1 creates the principal problem in this admiralty appeal. Plaintiff longshoreman, Herbert Miller, sued defendant, Royal Netherlands Steamship Company (Royal Netherlands), owner of the motorship ADONIS for injuries to Miller allegedly caused by Royal Netherlands’ negligence and/or unseaworthiness of the ADONIS. Plaintiff also sued Royal Netherlands’ insurer, West of England Ship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, pursuant to the Louisiana Direct Action Statute. Royal Netherlands in turn filed a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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