Legal Opinion
Sams v. Haines
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided May 15, 1969No. 613PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LAWRENCE, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty brought by Harry Sams, a crewman on a shrimp boat, against the owner of the vessel as a result of injuries he received aboard her in 1964. Plaintiff was severely injured when his right hand was caught in a cable while working the shrimp nets on the fishing vessel “Faithful” off Tybee Island on August 18, 1964. The complaint alleges negligence by the owner and unseaworthiness of the vessel. The case was tried before me on April 1,1969.
The 47-foot shrimp boat owned by Robert L. Haines, defendant,…
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