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UNITED FRUIT COMPANY v. SUMRALL

No. 17910.

273 F.2d 735 (1960)

UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, Appellant, v. William E. SUMRALL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 21, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Healy, III, New Orleans, La., Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., of counsel, for appellant.

George Smill, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, TUTTLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman, sued (1) for damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and general maritime law, and (2) for maintenance and cure for disability, suffered while in the service of the Ship Cape Ann. The jury decided the damage action against him. The district judge decided the maintenance action in his favor, allowing 580 days from August 22, 1955, when defendant ceased payments, to March 26, 1957, when plaintiff reported for...

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