NICHOLS v. BARWICK

No. 85-3459.

792 F.2d 1520 (1986)

Jim H. NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elizabeth BARWICK, et al., Defendants-Appellees. v. BILOXI MACHINE WORKS & Roger Clark Nichols, Third Party Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua M. Morse, III, Fowler and White, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald A. Mowrey, David J. Russ, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

This action was brought by plaintiff to recover for injuries he sustained while working on board the shrimp boat TIFFANY. Jurisdiction was invoked under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1333(1), 1337, and the general maritime law.

Defendants Elizabeth Barwick and her son, Ronny Barwick, are the owners of defendant vessel TIFFANY, which Ronny Barwick constructed. Plaintiff suffered the injury complained...

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