McCORPEN v. CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

No. 25291.

396 F.2d 547 (1968)

David McCORPEN, Appellant, v. CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1968.

Certiorari Denied October 14, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Ravkind, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

B. D. McKinney, Joseph D. Cheavens, Houston, Tex., for appellee; Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, Tex., of counsel.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied June 21, 1968.

Certiorari Denied October 14, 1968. See 89 S.Ct. 223.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant David McCorpen, a merchant seaman, brought a suit for maintenance against the Central Gulf Steamship Corporation. The case was tried by the court, which found that plaintiff was not entitled to recover maintenance of $312.00, attorneys' fees of $1,000, interest, and costs because he knowingly failed to disclose a pre-existing...

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