Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Alonzo Cothron, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1972No. 71-2661PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Norman Lee Weeks, Sr. died while making underwater repairs to a barge owned by defendants. He was their employee. His surviving spouse, Evelyn Weeks, brought suit against the shipowner-employer for damages for his death. The suit was based on alleged negligence and unseaworthiness. The district court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law in favor of defendants. Finding the district court clearly erroneous on the issue of unseaworthiness, we reverse.
On August 17, 1968, Norman Weeks, fifty, an employee of defendant Alonzo Cothron, Inc., was repairing a barge owned…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Howard Little v. Charles F. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Lester P. Comeaux, Sr. v. T. L. James & Company, Inc. And Highlands Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Barbara A. Green, as Administratrix and Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Ray Green, Deceased, Etc. v. Harry J. RossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Weeks v. Alonzo Cothron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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