Legal Opinion
Lester v. Isbrandtsen Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 10, 1950No. Civ. A. No. 5042PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNALLY, District Judge.
This is an action for personal injuries allegedly received by the plaintiff, a longshoreman, on August 27, 1948 when he fell through an open hatch on the S. S. Hawaiian, which vessel was being loaded at Houston, Texas. The plaintiff alleges that he was rendered unconscious and received serious injuries which required hospitalization for many weeks. He sues both Is-brandtsen Company, Inc., and American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Inc., allegedly the operator and owner of the vessel.
The plaintiff has filed interrogatories under Rule 33, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…
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