Legal Opinion
Miles v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided April 21, 1971No. Civ. No. 6294PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOE J. FISHER, Chief Judge.
This cause of action for damages resulting from the death of Willie Miles and for his pain and suffering up to the time of his death was filed by Georgia Miles, widow of the deceased, and American National Bank of Beaumont, temporary administrator of the estate of Willie Miles, against States Marine Lines, Inc., owner and operator of the SS BLUE GRASS STATE, a vessel in maritime commerce and employer of Willie *1372Miles. Jurisdiction of the court is based on the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and on the general maritime law of the United States, Moragne…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Wheeler v. West India S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Paul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Todahl v. Sudden & ChristensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Martha Isham v. Pacific Far East Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Dixon v. Grace Lines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1972
- Bates v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1972
- Szopko v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Szopko v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986