Legal Opinion
Waganer v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1973No. 72-2570PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Mrs. Waganer brought the action below as administratrix of the estate of Louis P. Waganer, her husband, who died intestate. She appeals from the granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee Sea-Land Service, Inc. (Sea-Land). Mrs. Waganer alleged negligence of Sea-Land and unseaworthiness in the maintenance of the S. S. Maiden Creek, a vessel owned by it on which her husband received fatal injuries. The appellant asserts that summary judgment was entered when there were unresolved and contested issues of material fact in the case and that sum*957mary…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Edward L. Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of Litton Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Van Harville v. Johns-Manville Products Corp., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Third Party-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Yarway Corporation, Third Party-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Herman Woessner v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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