Legal Opinion
Jewell Francis Dunlap v. G. & C. Towing, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1980No. 78-1571PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, G. & C. Towing, Inc., operated the motor vessel, Duncan Bruce commercially on the Kanawha River. Appellee, Jewell Francis Dunlap, who had served as an engineer responsible for the engine room on the Duncan Bruce, brought an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the general maritime law, to recover damages as a result of incapacity occasioned by a left inguinal hernia which he suffered while serving as a member of the Duncan Bruce crew.
Dunlap initially suffered a hernia as a consequence of activity on board the Duncan Bruce in September,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- James E. Venable v. A/s Det Forenede DampskibsselskabCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Nell Williams v. John R. Slade, John S. SladeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Whitford A. Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Colon v. Trinidad CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Harold C. & Margaret I. Kean v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Inga L. Bardahl v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Ole Bardahl v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Murdock D. & Mary Ellen MacPherson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, William R. & Dorothy L. MacPherson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, C. E. Milam & Verda Milam v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Teague v. BakkerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Thomas D. Joyce v. Atlantic Richfield Company, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Robert R. Jordan, Jr. v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- John Morton v. Berman Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Witco Chemical Corporation, Etc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Peachtree Doors, Inc., Etc., Mobay Chemical Corp., Etc., Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
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