LITTLE v. GREEN

No. 28161.

428 F.2d 1061 (1970)

Howard LITTLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles F. GREEN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Miller, Miami, Fla., Jacob Rassner, New York City, for appellant.

Beverly, Moyle, Gentry & Jones, West Palm Beach, Fla., Harrison, Greene, Mann, Davenport, Rowe & Stanton, John T. Allen, Jr., Baya M. Harrison, St. Petersburg, Fla., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and COLEMAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Howard Little, a seaman who was injured while working as a member of the crew of the shrimp trawler ROVING GAMBLER, sued Charles F. Green, the owner of the vessel. Little's complaint contained a count under the Jones Act1 for negligence, and a count under the General Maritime Law for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness.2 The issues of negligence and unseaworthiness were tried to a...

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