Downen v. Texas Gulf Shrimp Co.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

This is a case for personal injuries brought by John Downen, appellant, against Texas Gulf Shrimp Company and the M/V ARSCO 8, appellees. Downen alleged, pursuant to the Jones Act and general maritime law, that appellees were negligent and, alternatively, that the shrimping vessel, ARSCO 8, was unsea-worthy. The jury failed to find appellees negligent and failed to find that the vessel was unseaworthy. The trial court entered a take-nothing judgment based upon the jury’s findings. Downen raises five points of error for our review complaining about the sufficiency of…