Legal Opinion
Frank Shipman v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1983No. 82-3410PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Prank Shipman, a merchant marine officer, brought Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims against Central Gulf Lines to recover for an injury sustained when a gantry crane on defendant’s lash vessel, the S/S GREEN ISLAND, struck the back of his left foot.
The S/S GREEN ISLAND was fitted with the standard Morgan gantry crane, a four-legged crane that moved fore and aft on the deck of the vessel on railroad-type tracks; the crane was incapable of any lateral movement. The giant crane aboard the vessel was used to load and unload barges from its cargo hold in a LASH system, a concept in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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- Shows v. Jamison Bedding, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- C. A. May Marine Supply Company v. Brunswick CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Ted Lewis Bobb, Individually v. Modern Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
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