Legal Opinion
Alfred M. Massey v. Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc., Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc. v. A. M. Massey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1969No. 26100_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge.
In this claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law, the Trial Court held the vessel to be seaworthy and the Shipowner-Employer 1 free of negligence and accordingly denied relief of any kind to the Seaman-Appellant for an injury judicially admitted to have occurred. 2 We can, and do, credit fully the Trial Judge’s findings of fact insofar as they relate to the physical conditions and the causal mechanism of the accident, but we reject, either as clearly erroneous if a fact finding or as an error of law if a conclusion of law, the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- The Arizona v. AnelichSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- David Stevens v. Seacoast Company, Inc. And M/v Elena SCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Frank W. Cates, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
- Fidel Catarino Blanco, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Catarino Blanco, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Edgar J. Williams, Jr. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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