Legal Opinion
Jesse F. McWilliams v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1986No. 84-3451PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, a seaman complains of three errors in the trial of his Jones Act 1 negligence suit: (1) the submission of the case to the jury by a general, rather than a special verdict; (2) the improper grant of a directed verdict as to the rate at which he was entitled to receive maintenance; and, (3)the entry of a directed verdict against his claim for punitive damages for his employer’s allegedly willful refusal to pay maintenance.
Although we reject as without merit the seaman’s contentions regarding the form of the verdict and his entitlement to punitive…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Harry Holmes v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- George Barnes v. Andover Company, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- James Breese, Jr., Cross-Appellee v. Awi, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Rodriguez Alvarez v. Bahama Cruise Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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