Legal Opinion
Continental Oil Company v. Lindley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 9, 1964No. 14392PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERLEIN, Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee, Robert E. Lindley, a seaman, under the Jones Act (Title 46, Sec. 688, U.S.C.A.), and also under the General Maritime Law, against appellant, Continental Oil Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him on the tanker S.S. Ponca City while it was docked starboard side against the wharf at Lake Charles, Louisiana. From the judgment rendered by the court, based on the jury verdict, appellant has perfected its appeal.
Appellee was employed as a wiper, and his work was principally in the engine room of the ship. At about 9…
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