Legal Opinion
Angel Urti v. Transport Commercial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1973No. 72-2747PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a challenge to the denial of a new trial. Angel Urti, plaintiff-appellant, was injured in the performance of his duties as a seaman aboard the S.S. Tamara Guilden. He filed suit against the owner of the vessel, Transport Commercial Corporation, for recovery under the general maritime law and under the Jones Act. The jury found that the shipowner was negligent, but that the ship was seaworthy. The jury further found /"that the plaintiff was eontributorily negligent to the extent of fifty per cent of his damages. His motion for a new trial was denied. On…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Weyerhaeuser Company v. Bucon Construction Company, Inc., and Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hiltgen v. SumrallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- George Hinshaw v. Bob Doffer, Individually and as Chief of Police, Perryton, Texas Ron Wyrick, Individually and as a Police Officer, Perryton, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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