GUSS v. LASTRAP

No. 10832.

142 F.2d 872 (1944)

GUSS v. LASTRAP et al. LASTRAP et al. v. GUSS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Mandell, of Houston, Tex., for appellant Ida Guss.

Henry E. Kahn, Fred R. Switzer, John E. Green, Jr., W. D. Caldwell, and Rufus J. Lackland, all of Houston, Tex., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, McCORD, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

The Gulf Oil Corporation, organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, owned and operated a number of ocean-going tank vessels. It agreed to abide by a decision and order of the Maritime War Emergency Board with respect to War Risk Insurance for seamen.

Lucius Joseph Lastrap, Jr., a citizen of the United States and a citizen and resident of the State of Texas, entered the service of the Gulf Oil Corporation as a seaman and became a member...

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