SOSA v. M/V LAGO IZABAL

No. 83-2199.

736 F.2d 1028 (1984)

Gonzalo SOSA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M/V LAGO IZABAL, her engines, etc. and Tracey Navigation Co., Ltd., Defendants, Tracey Navigation Co., Ltd., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross, Griggs & Harrison, James E. Ross, J. Douglas Sutter, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Stevens F. Mafrige, Houston, Tex., Arnold R. Ginsberg, Charles R. Lipcon, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Gonzalo Sosa, a Mexican seaman, brought this action against his employer, Tracey Navigation Co. ("Tracey"), and its vessel, the M/V LAGO IZABAL, for damages allegedly sustained as a result of the unseaworthiness of the defendant vessel. Tracey appeals from the district court's finding of unseaworthiness and award of substantial damages.

On January 21, 1980, the engine of the M/V LAGO IZABAL exploded as the ship attempted to dock...

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