Legal Opinion
Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1977No. 75-2696PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The plaintiff-appellant, Stella Reyes, sued under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 and general maritime law for the death of her husband, Florentino Reyes, a member of the crew of defendant-appellee’s SS NATIONAL DEFENDER. Reyes was employed as a seaman on board NATIONAL DEFENDER at the time of his death. The lower court found that the vessel was not unseaworthy in any respect, the Master, Officers and crew were not negligent and the sole, proximate cause of Reyes’ death was his own negligence in attempting to swim in the ocean. The court rendered judgment for the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- The Arizona v. AnelichSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis VidrineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Beadle v. SpencerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ted Lewis Bobb, Individually v. Modern Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Juan Ceja v. Mike Hooks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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