Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,050 Jim H. Nichols v. Elizabeth Barwick v. Biloxi MacHine Works & Roger Clark Nichols, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 7, 1986No. 85-3459PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
This action was brought by plaintiff to recover for injuries he sustained while working on board the shrimp boat TIFFANY. Jurisdiction was invoked under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1333(1), 1337, and the general maritime law.
Defendants Elizabeth Barwick and her son, Ronny Barwick, are the owners of defendant vessel TIFFANY, which Ronny Barwick constructed. Plaintiff suffered the injury complained of when the boot on his left leg was caught or entangled on the rotating spool, or “cat-head,” of the winch he was operating to retrieve the “try net.”
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Save the Bay, Inc. v. The United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Glynn J. Pelotto v. L & N Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- George Barnes v. Andover Company, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- George Hines v. J.A. Laporte, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Mario Flores v. Carnival Cruise LinesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Bradford Marine, Inc. v. M/V "Sea Falcon"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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