Legal Opinion
Moser v. Texas Trailer Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1980No. 78-2263PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Arthur Moser, an employee of Crest Engineering Company, was injured on February 27, 1974 when he fell from the second floor of a housing module to the deck of a barge on which the module was stored. He filed an action in admiralty against ten defendants. This case is an appeal from the trial court’s finding that two of the defendants, the manufacturer of the unit and the owner of the unit, were negligent. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Defendant Crescent Petroleum Company, the owner of the housing module, was involved in developing an oil project in the…
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