STEWART v. WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

Civ. A. No. 13834.

288 F.Supp. 629 (1968)

John C. STEWART v. WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION and Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.

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

July 31, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond H. Kierr, J. Stuart Douglass, Kierr & Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Harry S. Redmon, Jr., A. Lynn Wright, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for defendant Waterman Steamship Corp.

William E. Wright, Jr., Terriberry, Rault, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., for defendant Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.


BOYLE, DISTRICT Judge:

This suit began as an action by John C. Stewart for damages brought under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law, including the warranty of seaworthiness, as well as for maintenance and cure against Waterman Steamship Corporation (hereafter Waterman) and against Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc. (hereafter Alcoa) for maintenance and cure only. However, the morning of trial complainant abandoned his claim for damages under the Jones Act and General...

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