Legal Opinion
Ramsey v. M/V MODOCK
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 18, 1974No. Civ. A. 71-1910PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
The plaintiff, who captained the M/V MODOCK during most of her maiden voyage from New Orleans to San Francisco sued the vessel and her owner River Lines, Inc. for the injuries and other damages he sustained when the crew of the vessel took command from him midway through the voyage. After three and one-half days of trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on both a negligence count and an unseaworthiness count, awarding him $15,000 damages, $2,000 in wages due, and $379 for lost property. The defendant, River Lines, Inc., has now moved for judgment…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- McCrea v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Southern Cross Steamship Co., Inc. v. Georgios FiripisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
- George v. Kramo Ltd.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1992
- Charles H. Johnson, George G. Sanders, Richard A. Entenmann and Andrew Perry Bleeker v. Offshore Tankers Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Markakis v. SS VOLENDAMDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Keys v. M/v ModockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977