Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. BR Dredging Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 1977No. 1146PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOUNG, Justice.
Under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the general maritime law, Feliciano G. Rodriguez, brought suit as a seaman for bodily injuries sustained when he fell through an open deck hatch or manhole on the tender boat, Burley Koen, while employed by the defendant, B-R Dredging Company, Inc. As the basis of his cause of action, Rodriguez alleged negligence and unseaworthiness, and negligence and unseaworthiness per se for the violation of statutory duties imposed by the Corps of Engineer safety regulations. Dredging Company answered denying any unseaworthiness or…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Paul v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- B-R Dredging Co. v. RodriguezTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- C. F. Bean Corp. v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979