Legal Opinion
Hopson v. Texaco, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1966No. 818PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Per curiam
These actions were brought under the Jones Act, as amended (41 Stat. 1007, 46 U. S. C. § 688 (1964 ed.)), to recover damages for injuries sustained by one seaman, and for the death of another, as a result of an automobile accident on the island of Trinidad. Judgment on the jury’s verdict was entered in United States District Court in favor of the plaintiffs, but the Court of Appeals reversed. 351 F. 2d 415. We grant the petition for a writ of certiorari and reverse.
The facts are not in dispute. The two seamen were members of the crew of respondent’s tanker which was docked at respondent’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- George Hopson v. Texaco, Inc., Rebecca B. Reynolds, Administratrix of the Estate of Frederick Clementreynolds, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
3Cited by93 opinions
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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