Legal Opinion
Franklin v. DORIC SHIPPING AND TRADING CORPORATION
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 27, 1972No. Civ. A. 15865PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
On October 25, 1969 the plaintiff, James B. Franklin, a longshoreman, employed by Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., was working on board the M/S EVANTHIE in a gang whose walking foreman was Rufus B. Eagilen. The M/S EVANTHIE was in ship’s berth #3 at the Port of Lake Charles. At about 9:00 A.M. while working with Austin Pete, the plaintiff received an injury to his left hand when it was caught between a pallet of rice, being loaded in the No. 1 forward hold of the vessel, and a dolly onto which the pallet was being lowered.
Earl Rose Robinson, Jr., another…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Louis Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Hugh A. Robichaux v. Kerr McGee Oil Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Al-Qari v. American Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2023
- Franklin v. Doric Shipping and Trading CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973