Legal Opinion
Oscar J. Marshall v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1964No. 20414_1PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether it was error for a District Judge, despite timely requests and objections, to omit entirely from the charge in this maritime negligence action any mention of Coast Guard regulations whose significance both from a factual and a legal standpoint was hotly contested from the time the opening gong sounded until it ended with an adverse jury verdict some 15 rounds later. We hold it was and reverse for a new trial.
The Longshoreman Marshall was injured while stowing cotton in the hold of the SS STEEL SURVEYOR, owned and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood VillageSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Guzman v. PichiriloSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by75 opinions
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