Legal Opinion
Robert Connolly v. Papachristid Shipping Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1974No. 74-1214PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a dismissal of plaintiff’s claim with prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The plaintiff, Robert Connolly, a citizen of Grand Caymen Islands, British West Indies, was an able-bodied seaman on a vessel owned by the defendant. On October 10, 1972, he was injured in an accident at sea and subsequently filed suit in the Southern District of Alabama on October 16, 1972 alleging both Jones Act and general maritime claims for personal injury. The case proceeded in an orderly fashion. Discovery was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Powell v. Committee on Admissions & Grievances of the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Quillie B. Woodham v. The American Cystoscope Company of Pelham, N. Y., and the Xyz CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Willie E. BOAZMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMICS LABORATORY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Tyrone SILAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Johnny B. McGOWAN, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FAULKNER CONCRETE PIPE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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