SMITH v. FLOWERS TRANSPORTATION, INC.

No. GC 72-136.

377 F.Supp. 1112 (1974)

Eddie SMITH, Plaintiff, v. FLOWERS TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Mississippi, Greenville Division.

June 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orma R. Smith, Jr., Corinth, Miss., for plaintiff.

J. A. Lake, Greenville, Miss., William C. Cramer, Miami, Fla., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

Eddie Smith, plaintiff, brings this admiralty action against Flowers Transportation, Inc., defendant, seeking damages for serious personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment by defendant as a deckhand aboard the M/V LADY REE. The accident occurred on December 10, 1970, at 11:30 p. m. on the Tennessee River, when a portion of the vessel's tow was being locked...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases