Legal Opinion
James Franklin Lewis, Jr. v. Roland E. Trego & Sons
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1974No. 73-1952PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
James Franklin Lewis, Jr., a marine construction worker, appeals from an order dismissing his complaint against his employer, Roland E. Trego & Sons, Inc., for personal injuries he received while working on a moored construction barge in 1969. 1 We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Lewis’ Jones Act claim, but we vacate that part of the order which dismisses his general maritime claim based on unseaworthiness and remand the case for further proceedings.
Trego, a marine contractor, hired Lewis as a general laborer to work on land and on its pile driver and barges.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Jeanette Holland, Administratrix of the Estate of Aaron James Holland, Deceased, Cross v. Allied Structural Steel Company, Inc., CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Baker v. Pacific Far East Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1978
- Willis v. Titan Contractors Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Petersen v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.