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BOBB v. MODERN PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 79-3475.

648 F.2d 1051 (1981)

Ted Lewis BOBB, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MODERN PRODUCTS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey & Dawes, John H. Adams, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Brendan P. O'Sullivan, Tampa, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, MORGAN and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

Ted Lewis Bobb, a resident of the Republic of Guyana, sued the American owners and managers of the shrimp trawler, "Sea Knight" for their negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and for the unseaworthiness of their vessel under general maritime law. The suit arose from an injury to Bobb's left arm which occurred when a whip line snapped on the ship, breaking Bobb's arm and knocking him to the deck. At trial the district judge directed...

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