Legal Opinion
James E. Brewer v. E. J. Platt Fisheries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1975No. 74--2055PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for damages for maritime personal injury. On May 17, 1971, the motor vessel LOGAN P, a 38-foot-long, 14V2-foot-wide motor vessel with a draft of 4 feet at full speed, owned by E. J. Platt Fisheries, Inc. [Contractor] and chartered by the United States Corps of Engineers, struck a submerged sandbar in the Mississippi River. As a result of the collision James E. Brewer, a member of a survey team of the Corps of Engineers, was thrown from a chair in which he was seated causing him to sustain serious personal injuries. Plaintiff filed this suit in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Elmer T. Branch v. Alfred SchumannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Standard Oil Co. v. DaviesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by3 opinions
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