Legal Opinion
John Joel Rogers and Carolyn Cox Rogers v. Eagle Offshore Drilling Services, Inc. And Midland Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1985No. 84-3161PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
John Joel Rogers and his wife, Carolyn Cox Rogers, brought a claim pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained as a “motorman” aboard the EAGLE M 101. He also brought a claim for unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure under general maritime law. Mrs. Rogers brought her claim for loss of consortium. The jury rejected all of the claims presented to it. John and Carolyn Rogers (“Rogers”) then filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied by the district court. After consideration of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,872 Lila A. Miley v. Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., Anthony L. Geller and John W. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Roland Ware v. Kenneth Dean Reed, as an Individual and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Caldwell County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by44 opinions
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