Re: [Cal_Boats] sailors

Chris - Am I reading this right and this was a decision rendered in 2008?? Is "Tex. App" short for Texas Appeals court I wonder? Paul West Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. _www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com_ (http://www.docksidemobilemarineservice.com/) 443-614-4070 In a message dated 9/23/2011 3:12:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cc… [at] lsnm.org writes: The West Publishing Co., a legal research source, publishes daily "headnotes"--summaries of a court's holding on a point of law--that are amusing or notable. Here's one for today: Since sailors lead a rough life on the seas and are more apt to use their fists than office employees, the no-fault warranty of seaworthiness does not mean that a shipowner is liable for injuries resulting from every sailors' brawl. Rigdon Marine Corp. v. Roberts, 270 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. App. 2008) So when your crew comes to blows, you may not be liable. Chris Campbell

On 9/23/2011 3:23 PM, pw… [at] aol.com wrote: > > Chris - > Am I reading this right and this was a decision rendered in 2008?? Is > "Tex. App" short for Texas Appeals court I wonder? Yes, and yes. I am not an admiralty lawyer, but I thought that most such cases were in federal court. Maybe the plaintiffs wish that they had been. You read the entire opinion ere: Chris

LOL being from Texas it is pretty much of a "take care of your own self" kinda place so that doesn't surprise me. Paul West Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. _www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com_ (http://www.docksidemobilemarineservice.com/) 443-614-4070 In a message dated 9/23/2011 3:48:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cc… [at] lsnm.org writes: On 9/23/2011 3:23 PM, _p… [at] aol.com_ (mailto:pw… [at] aol.com) wrote: Chris - Am I reading this right and this was a decision rendered in 2008?? Is "Tex. App" short for Texas Appeals court I wonder? Yes, and yes. I am not an admiralty lawyer, but I thought that most such cases were in federal court. Maybe the plaintiffs wish that they had been. You read the entire opinion ere: Chris

The good aspect of this rule is it is still legal to use a press gang to fill out the complement of crew for your next race. Jerry From: "pw… [at] aol.com" <pw… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] sailors LOL being from Texas it is pretty much of a "take care of your own self" kinda place so that doesn't surprise me. Paul West Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com 443-614-4070 In a message dated 9/23/2011 3:48:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cc… [at] lsnm.org writes: >On 9/23/2011 3:23 PM, pw… [at] aol.com wrote: > >>Chris - >> >>Am I reading this right and this was a decision rendered in 2008?? Is "Tex. App" short for Texas Appeals court I wonder? >Yes, and yes. I am not an admiralty lawyer, but I thought that most such cases were in federal court. Maybe the plaintiffs wish that they had been. > >You read the entire opinion ere: > >Chris > > >