Legal Opinion
James G. Wheatley v. Elbert Gladden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1981No. 80-1409PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
James G. Wheatley, the plaintiff below, appeals the district court’s judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Elbert Gladden, on claims arising from a leg injury Wheatley received while working on an oyster boat, the Ida May. Gladden owned the Ida May, but Kermit Travers was in charge of the daily operation; the trial court directed a verdict against Wheatley on his Jones Act claim and on his “maintenance and cure” claim, holding there was no employer/employee relationship between Gladden and Wheatley. The trial court submitted Wheatley’s third claim — the alleged…
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