DUNCAN v. TRANSEASTERN SHIPPING CORPORATION

No. 26672.

413 F.2d 1023 (1969)

Macio DUNCAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSEASTERN SHIPPING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Dowling, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Andrew T. Martinez, L. Howard McCurdy, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and DYER, Circuit Judges, and FISHER, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Duncan instituted this action seeking damages for injuries sustained by him during the course of his employment as a ship scaler on board appellee's ship. Duncan was working at the bottom of the hold where it was his duty to place debris scraped from the walls of the ship into buckets that were being lowered by hand from the main deck. He testified that the buckets could not be seen while making the descent due to inadequate lighting. Upon being...

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