Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Penrod Drilling Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 12, 1987No. CA H-84-4153PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.
This case was tried to the Court without a jury. At the conclusion of the evidence, the Court rendered a preliminary ruling that the Defendants were liable for the damages sustained by the Plaintiff. Counsel were instructed to submit post-trial briefs in support of their respective positions concerning liability and damages. Plaintiff urged the Court to reconsider an earlier summary judgment ruling that the Plaintiff was neither entitled to Jones Act seaman status nor to the protection afforded by the doctrine of…
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