Legal Opinion
Sebastian Conti v. Sanko Steamship Company, Ltd., and Torocoba Shipping Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1990No. 89-6180PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Finding that the district court abused its discretion in not allowing the plaintiff to amend his complaint, we REVERSE AND REMAND the case to be tried before a jury.
I
Plaintiff Sebastian Conti was a longshoreman working for Empire United Ste-vedoring Co. (“Empire”) at Galveston Wharves. He was unhooking lumber from the SS Sanko Ruby — owned and operated by defendants Sanko Steamship Co. and Torocoba Shipping Co. (collectively “San-ko”) — when a load of wood came loose and rained down on the dock near Conti. Running to escape the lumber, Conti fell and badly injured his…
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