David McCorpen v. Central Gulf Steamship Corporation

396 F.2d 547

David McCORPEN, Appellant,

v.

CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Appellee.

No. 25291.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1968.

Rehearing En Banc Denied June 21, 1968.

Certiorari Denied October 14, 1968.

See 89 S.Ct. 223.

Sidney Ravkind, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

B. D. McKinney, Joseph D. Cheavens, Houston, Tex., for appellee; Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, Tex., of counsel.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

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Appellant David McCorpen, a merchant seaman, brought a suit for maintenance against the Central Gulf…