DELPIT v. NOCUBA SHIPPING COMPANY

No. 19336.

302 F.2d 835 (1962)

Hurlin DELPIT, Appellant, v. NOCUBA SHIPPING COMPANY et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Masters, Felicien P. Lozes, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Daniel A. McGovern, III, Clem H. Sehrt, Edward S. Bagley, New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, WISDOM and BELL, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

Hurlin Delpit was injured while operating a tractorvator unloading a cargo of sugar from the SS. Ensco Cuba. He sued the operators and managers of the vessel1 on the ground that his injury was caused by unseaworthy conditions. He lost his case before the jury.2 On appeal he argues that the facts and logic of the situation compel us to accept his explanation of the accident and that we...

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