Legal Opinion
Williams v. Brasea, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1974No. 72-3623PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The shrimp trawler CIAPESC I, out of Freeport, Texas was trawling for shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, when the events leading to this involved lawsuit took place. Roy C. Williams, the plaintiff below and appellant (and cross-appellee) here, was master of the CIAPESC I at the time he was seriously injured aboard the vessel. Williams prevailed below in this action against the owner of the vessel, Brasea, Inc. (Bra-sea), its builder, Bender Welding and Machine Company, Inc. (Bender), and the designer-manufacturer Construction Machinery Company (CMC), of the winch assembly…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Weeks Marine, Inc. v. GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 2012
- Juan Ceja v. Mike Hooks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- John Simeonoff v. Todd Hiner and Clare Hiner,in Personam and the F/v Saga, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Edward T. Dempsey v. Mac Towing, Inc., Edward T. Dempsey v. Lone Star Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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