Legal Opinion
George Hopson v. Texaco, Inc., Rebecca B. Reynolds, Administratrix of the Estate of Frederick Clementreynolds, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1965No. 9669_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge:
These actions were brought under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688) to recover damages for personal injuries to a seaman and for the death of another as a result of an automobile accident on the Island of Trinidad. Verdicts and judgments were rendered against Texaco, Inc., in favor of the injured George Hop-son and Rebecca Reynolds, the widow and personal representative of the deceased Frederick Reynolds. From these judgments Texaco appeals.
The facts are not in dispute. George Hopson and Frederick Reynolds were American seamen employed by Texaco aboard its ship, the S.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hopson v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Isgett v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- Ugolini v. States Marine LinesWashington Supreme Court · 1967
- Hebert v. California Oil CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Hamilton v. MARINE CARRIERS CORPORATIONDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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