Legal Opinion
Rawlins Jack Couts v. R. B. Erickson, Owner of the M/v Clara B. Taylor, and Warren Fish Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1957No. 16193PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
On facts which are amazingly simple, Couts, a crew member of the fishing vessel M/V Clara B. Taylor, made out a classic 1 claim for maintenance and cure.
About October 26, 1954, in sufficient apparent good health, at least to satisfy the Master, Couts joined the M/V Clara B. Taylor in Florida for a fishing voyage to the Banks. While at sea fishing, a severe storm caused them to seek haven at Venice, Louisiana, but only after extended exposure to wind and weather of Couts and other crew members in the strenuous labor of manning hand pumps to keep the ship afloat…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
- David McCorpen v. Central Gulf Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Laurice v. Cox v. Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Hudspeth v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Edward L. Evans v. Blidberg Rothchild Company, Incorporated, Edward L. Evans v. Blidberg Rothchild Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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