Legal Opinion

John D. McClow Jr. v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Company, M/v Seminole

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 19, 1988No. 87-7511PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

After he was injured, plaintiff-appellant John D. McClow brought suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. sec. 688, and general maritime law. This appeal challenges a jury verdict and judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. (“Warrior & Gulf”). McClow argues that, at trial, the district court gave improper jury instructions regarding the appropriate standard of causation and burden of proof. We disagree and find no reversible error based upon the Record before us. 1

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
  5. Hans Peymann v. Perini CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Pettis v. BOSARGE DIVING, INC.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2010
  4. Baucom v. Sisco Stevedoring, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2008
  5. Manu v. United StatesUnited States Circuit Court · 2018

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