Legal Opinion
Esteves v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1934No. 7340PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Sipriano Esteves, a Spanish citizen, sued Lykes Bros. Steamship Company at law for $25,000 in the District Court at Galveston, Tex., alleging the defendant to be a domestic corporation (the answer admits a charter under the laws of Louisiana) with its principal place of business at Galveston. No question of federal jurisdiction or venue is made. The suit, which alleged a personal injury received in Puerto Rico in the course of an employment as seaman on defendant’s ship, was after hearing the evidence dismissed by the judge on the ground that if controlled by the general…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- O'Brien v. Calmar S. S. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Birdwell v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1943
- Castellano v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1943
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