Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Pacific Tankers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 15, 1948No. Civ. A. No. 4462PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Juan Gutierrez, a citizen of Texas, alleging that he was a seaman on the S.S.Signal Hills, brings this suit in a State Court against defendant, Pacific Tankers Inc., a citizen of California, who he alleges was the owner and operator of such steamship. The suit is for damages for personal injuries which plaintiff alleges he sustained on said steamship on or about November 11, 1947. The amount in controversy is more than $3000, exclusive of interest and costs. The suit was brought by plaintiff under the Jones Act, Section 688, Title 46 U.S.C.A.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Engel v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Caldarola v. EckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Smith v. Lykes Brothers-Ripley S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pate v. Standard Dredging Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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- Greene v. United Fruit Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1949
- Lonthier v. Northwest InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Moe v. Eagle Ocean Transp. Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1950
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