GIBBS v. KIESEL

No. 24209.

382 F.2d 917 (1967)

Robert B. GIBBS, Appellant, v. Hilbert KIESEL and Kiesel Bros., Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 25, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Miller, Miami, Fla., Jacob Rassner, New York City, for appellant.

Robert L. McDonald, Malory B. Frier, Tampa, Fla., for appellees.

Before WASHINGTON, TUTTLE and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Libel was filed below by Robert B. Gibbs against Hilbert V. Kiesel, the owner of the shrimp boat CEE DOT, and Kiesel Bros., Inc.1 Gibbs was a crewman aboard the CEE DOT, whose job was to dehead the shrimp after they had been netted and landed, and prior to icing down. Gibbs was injured on November 17, 1963, when wooden "doors" to the shrimp net fell on him and knocked him...

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