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COUTS v. ERICKSON

No. 16193.

241 F.2d 499 (1957)

Rawlins Jack COUTS, Appellant, v. R. B. ERICKSON, owner of THE M/V CLARA B. TAYLOR, and Warren Fish Company, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La., Arthur Roth, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Joe J. Harrell, Jones & Harrell, Pensacola, Fla., for appellees.

Before RIVES, TUTTLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

On facts which are amazingly simple, Couts, a crew member of the fishing vessel M/V Clara B. Taylor, made out a classic1 claim for maintenance and cure.

About October 26, 1954, in sufficient apparent good health, at least to satisfy the Master, Couts joined the M/V Clara B. Taylor in Florida for a fishing voyage to the Banks. While at sea fishing, a severe storm caused them to seek haven at Venice...

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