Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lykes Brothers-Ripley S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1939No. 9112PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
On February 17, 1937, appellant sustained a personal injury in the course of his employment on board the Steamship Liberty Bell. He had been ordered to take bilge soundings, and, in carrying out this order, he fell and sustained a sacro-iliac sprain. In an action at law in the court below, alleging that his injury was due solely to the negligence of the appellee, its officers, and employees in not furnishing him with a safe place to work, he recovered a judgment for compensatory damages in the sum of $2,000. March 7, 1938, this judgment, including all costs, was duly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Freshman v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Stark v. StarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Richard T. Wood, Cross-Appellant v. Diamond M Drilling Company and Diamond M International Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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