Legal Opinion
McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1953No. 14118PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*134BORAH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Roy Vernon McKie,’ instituted this action to recover under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, for personal injuries sustained while a member of the crew of the dredge L. D. No. 1, and to recover maintenance and cure under the general maritime law. The accident which formed the basis of the claims occurred while plaintiff was working in defendant’s employ on a vessel engaged in dredging operations in Tabbs Bay, a body of water on the coast of Texas lying between Galveston Bay, San Jacinto Bay and Black Duck Bay.
After the plaintiff had presented his case to…
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- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Norton v. Warner Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Desper v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Carumbo v. Cape Cod S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
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