Legal Opinion
Laurice v. Cox v. Esso Shipping Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1957No. 16382_1PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Cox from an unsatisfactory judgment for damages under the maritime law for unseaworthiness and under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, for negligence and for maintenance and cure presents primarily procedural errors in the exclusion of evidence and in instructions of the Court to the jury. For the reasons given we conclude that the main cause must be remanded for a new trial. Little save the existence of the parties, the name and size of the vessel, and the fact of injury was admitted. In this climate of controversy, discussion of the facts is…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- James E. Vickers, D/B/A Delta Towing Company v. Floyd W. TumeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Bauman v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
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