Legal Opinion
June T. Inc. v. Arnold Ray King
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1961No. 18630PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from an adverse judgment in favor of a seaman for serious personal injuries, the Owner asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support findings of unseaworthiness and damages. Whether consciously or not, the appeal is really something different. It is another instance in which the real complaint is that the Judge did not decide as he ought, therefore we should. But this disregards the nature of a trial, the function of the trial judge and the very limited function of the appellate court. Ohio Barge Line, Inc. v. Oil Transport Co., 5 Cir.,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- George W. Whiteman v. Elsoyd PitrieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Kathleen Troupe v. Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by70 opinions
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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