St. James Transportation Co. v. Porter

OPINION

JONES, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the trial court erred in directing a verdict against St. James Transportation Co. and Waterways Co. No. 7 Ltd. Corp., defendants in the trial court and appellants before this Court.

Nature of the Case

James Porter, appellee, sued appellants for negligence under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (1988) (LHWCA or the Act), general maritime law, and Texas common law. The suit stemmed from a May 8, 1986, accident in which Porter injured his left foot while loading crushed stone onto barges for…