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MATTHEWS v. GULF & SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY

No. 5077.

226 F.Supp. 555 (1964)

Steve MATTHEWS, Libelant, v. GULF & SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Inc., Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

January 20, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Waltzer, Benjamin E. Smith, Bruce C. Waltzer, New Orleans, La., for libelant.

Terriberry, Rault, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, M. D. Yager, New Orleans, La., for respondent.

AINSWORTH, District Judge.

Libelant, a married merchant seaman, brings this suit in admiralty to recover maintenance and cure benefits and unearned wages from respondent's shipowner as a result of serious physical injuries he received ashore in Houston, Texas, on September 19, 1961, as a result of being involved in an affray with several unknown men.

At the trial of this matter, libelant was not present but his counsel offered in evidence his deposition taken...

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