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ST. JAMES TRANSP. CO., INC. v. PORTER

No. 01-90-01142-CV.

840 S.W.2d 658 (1992)

ST. JAMES TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. and Waterways Co. No. 7 Ltd. Corp., Appellants, v. James PORTER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Townsend, William J. Boyce, Ronald J. Palmer, Houston, for appellants.

John Roberson, Robert E. Lapin, H. Graham, Hill, Parker, Franklin, Cardwell & Jones, Houston, for appellee.

Before JONES, SAM BASS and PRICE, JJ.

OPINION

JONES, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the trial court erred in directing a verdict against St. James Transportation Co. and Waterways Co. No. 7 Ltd. Corp., defendants in the trial court and appellants before this Court.

Nature of the Case

James Porter, appellee, sued appellants for negligence under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (1988) (LHWCA or the Act), general...

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