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WILLIAMS v. BRASEA, INC.

No. 76-3470.

549 F.2d 977 (1977)

Roy Lewis C. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRASEA, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Edwards, J. Robert McKissick, Derryl L. Collins, Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jack G. Carinhas, Jr., Brownsville, Tex., for Brasea.

Before MORGAN and FAY, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Roy Lewis C. Williams was working as a seaman aboard the shrimp trawler Ciapesc I when seriously injured on December 10, 1969. Suit was brought against numerous defendants upon multiple theories. The district court in a bench trial found for Williams upon several theories against three of the defendants and assessed total damages at $527,500. This was reduced by 40% contributory negligence attributed to Williams. All parties appealed and a panel...

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