Legal Opinion
Britt v. Corporacion Peruana de Vapores
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1975No. 73-3757PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
These are consolidated suits under the general maritime law by Wilburn Britt, a longshoreman, against Corporacion Peruana de Vapores (Peruana), the owner of the SS MARANON, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on board that vessel on October 23, 1969, and against Vox Steamship Company (Vox), the owner of the M/V GLAFKI, to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained on board that vessel on January 9, 1970. After an extended trial to the court and extensive expert and other testimony, the court determined that Britt had suffered, as a result…
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- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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