Legal Opinion
Fegan v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 1940No. 17353PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Judge.
The plaintiff, Marcus Joseph Fegan, was employed as First Mate on the Steamship West Tacook. He had made a voyage to England and. was on his way back to the United States when he was injured on board the ship. He has filed suit on two causes of action against the defendant shipowners, Lykes, Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., for the injuries he received — the first being brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, which extends to seamen the rights conferred upon railway employees engaged in interstate commerce, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, and the second, under his maritime contract of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- The Bouker No. 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Mullen v. Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- Fegan v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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