Legal Opinion
Joseph Chagois, Cross-Appellant v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1970No. 29639PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this case a longshoreman engaged to assist in loading a ship was injured while he was on the pier adjacent to the ship. The injury was allegedly caused by unseaworthy equipment owned and under the control of the stevedoring company. The district court held that the warranty of seaworthiness applied, and gave judgment for the longshoreman against the shipowner. We affirm.
The plaintiff, Joseph Chagois, is a longshoreman employed by Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc. Defendant Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., is the owner of the SS SUE LYKES. The Supreme Rice Milling…
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- Joseph Chagois, Cross-Appellant v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970