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CHISHOLM v. SABINE TOWING & TRANSP. CO., INC.

No. 81-2325.

679 F.2d 60 (1982)

William O. CHISHOLM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SABINE TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Lee Lewis, Jr., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Stephen M. Rienstra, Port Arthur, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:

Plaintiff, William Chisholm, a member of the crew of the SS SAN JACINTO, brought this suit against his employer under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) and general maritime law, claiming that his injuries resulted from the negligence of defendant and the unseaworthiness of the SAN JACINTO. Defendant, Sabine Towing and Transportation Company, was the owner and operator of the vessel. The case was tried in the district court...

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