Legal Opinion
Trindle v. Sonat Marine Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1988No. Civ. A. 85-7085PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOWELL A. REED, Jr., District Judge.
This is a suit brought pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986). Plaintiff, William Trindle, seeks to recover damages for injuries he allegedly sustained in September 1984 during the course of his employment when he was instructed to loosen a cap on the fuel tank of the M/Tug Crusader, owned and managed by his employer Sonat Marine. While attempting to loosen and remove the cap which was allegedly rusted shut, plaintiff asserts he sustained personal injuries from which he now seeks relief.
Defendants, in an attempt to…
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- United States v. Frank W. CatheyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Angel Rubio-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Leslie William HansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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