Legal Opinion
Isthmian Lines, Inc. v. Burl Haire
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1964No. 20553PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
After a successful defense of the damage end of a Jones Act suit, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, Marshall v. Isthmian Lines, Inc., 5 Cir., 334 F.2d 131, the Shipowner appeals from the wage element portion of the traditional maintenance-wages-and-cure claim. This attack on principle, not principal, does assert some contentions which have apparently escaped the resourceful counsel who, with Judges and law publishers, have helped build this formidable legal structure. Novelty, however, is no substitute for validity so this case really ended where most realistically do — in the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Oscar J. Marshall v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Walter L. Compton, Jr. v. Alton Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Glenn Paul Baker, Sr., Cross-Appellant v. Raymond International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rogelio J. Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp., A/K/A Reading & Bates Offshore Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Robert J. Adams v. Texaco, Inc. v. L & R Eymard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Claudius M. Dowdle, Cross-Appellee v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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