Legal Opinion
Thomas J. Murphy v. George Light
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1958No. 16569PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This case, as part of the considerable flotsam in the wake of the assault committed on Murphy while he was Master of the JESSE II, Murphy v. Light, 5 Cir., 211 F.2d 824, 1954 A.M.C. 908, certiorari denied 350 U.S. 960, 76 S.Ct. 348, 100 L.Ed. 834; Murphy v. Light, 5 Cir., 224 F.2d 944, 1955 A.M.C. 1986; Light v. Murphy, 5 Cir., 257 F.2d 322,-A.M.C. -, differs from the admiralty libels relating separately to wages and to maintenance and cure. This was a civil action for trial by jury asserting the claim that because of the negligent failure of the shipowner to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Bruce Construction Corporation v. United States of America for Use of Westinghouse Electric Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Inglett & Company, Inc. v. Everglades Fertilizer Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Wilson v. PolletAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
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