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CLABORN v. STAR FISH & OYSTER CO., INC.

No. 76-3710.

578 F.2d 983 (1978)

Linda Lavern CLABORN, as Personal Representative of Johnny Z. Claborn, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STAR FISH & OYSTER COMPANY, INC., a corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Pate, Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Smith, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Linda Lavern Claborn brought this action to recover for the death of her husband, Johnny Z. Claborn, a deckhand on defendant's vessel the Dell G, who was stabbed to death by another crewman on September 15, 1973, during a fishing voyage off the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Plaintiff claims entitlement to recover damages for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and for unseaworthiness...

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