Legal Opinion
Abdo Tehr Hussein v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1968No. 23862_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTLE, District Judge:
While employed as wiper aboard the appellee’s ship, the SS Steel Seafarer, the appellant, Abdo Tehr Hussein, was allegedly injured by falling from a ladder in the engine room. At the time of the fall, appellant was engaged in the task of carrying slag up from the engine room in a bucket to be discharged over the side of the ship. Suit was brought against Isthmian Lines by appellant under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. section 688, and the general maritime law alleging both negligence and unseaworthiness of the vessel.
From a judgment entered after a jury verdict in favor of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Paul Randolph Liner, Cross v. J. B. Talley and Company, Inc., Cross North River Insurance Company and International Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ted Lewis Bobb, Individually v. Modern Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Juan Ceja v. Mike Hooks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Melanie Snyder v. Whittaker Corporation, Billie Fay Allen v. Whittaker CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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