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DOWNEN v. TEXAS GULF SHRIMP CO.

No. 13-91-593-CV.

846 S.W.2d 506 (1993)

John DOWNEN, Appellant, v. TEXAS GULF SHRIMP COMPANY and the M/V "ARSCO 8", Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled February 11, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Eddington, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

G. Don Schauer, Pipiton, Schauer & Simank, Corpus Christi, for appellees.

Before SEERDEN, KENNEDY, and FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., JJ.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

This is a case for personal injuries brought by John Downen, appellant, against Texas Gulf Shrimp Company and the M/V ARSCO 8, appellees. Downen alleged, pursuant to the Jones Act and general maritime law, that appellees were negligent and, alternatively, that the shrimping vessel, ARSCO 8, was unseaworthy. The jury failed to find appellees negligent and failed to find that the vessel was unseaworthy. The trial court...

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