Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Herndon Marine Products, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided March 2, 1995No. 13-92-676-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YÁÑEZ, Justice.
This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment in a jury trial. In the action below, Roy Rivera sued Herndon Marine Products, Inc. for injuries Rivera sustained while working as captain of the Gulf King 42, one of Herndon Marine’s shrimp boats. Rivera pleaded causes of action involving negligence under the Jones Act and unseaworthiness under general maritime law. The trial court refused to submit Rivera’s seaworthiness claim, and the jury returned findings against Rivera on the issue of'negligence. Based on this verdict, the trial court entered the take-nothing judgment.…
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