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JACKSON v. S.P. LEASING CORP.

No. 9682.

774 S.W.2d 673 (1989)

Wilfred JACKSON, Appellant, v. S.P. LEASING CORP., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1989.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied July 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O'Conor, Jr., Adler & O'Conor, Patrice M. Barron, Houston, for appellant.

Chris Lorenzen, Jr., William S. Rhea, IV, Crain, Caton & James, Houston, for appellees.

BLEIL, Justice.

Jackson, a Honduran seaman, appeals an adverse summary judgment. He sued to recover damages under 46 U.S.C.A.App. § 688(b) (West Supp.1988), the Jones Act, for injuries sustained while employed by a Panamanian corporation aboard an American-owned tugboat working in Mexican territorial waters. Jackson contends that the trial court erred in granting S.P. Leasing's motion for summary judgment for these reasons: (1) the Jones Act is unconstitutional...

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