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Austin Chevis, a longshoreman, died in an accident aboard the SS LENA LUCKENBACH in Beaumont, Texas, due to unseaworthiness and negligence of the vessel owners. His wife and children filed a civil action under the Texas Wrongful Death Statutes. The court found the vessel owners, Luckenbach Overseas Corporation and Maritime Overseas Corporation, grossly negligent and the vessel unseaworthy, which proximately caused Chevis's death. The stevedore, James J. Flanagan Shipping Corporation, was found to have breached its warranty of workmanlike service. Austin Chevis was found 20% contributorily negligent. The court awarded the plaintiffs $128,000 in actual damages and $32,000 in exemplary damages, after reducing for contributory negligence, and granted 50% indemnity to the defendants from the stevedore.
Chevis v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, E.D. Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, E.D. Texas.
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Austin Chevis, a longshoreman, died in an accident aboard the SS LENA LUCKENBACH in Beaumont, Texas, due to unseaworthiness and negligence of the vessel owners. His wife and children filed a civil action under the Texas Wrongful Death Statutes. The court found the vessel owners, Luckenbach Overseas Corporation and Maritime Overseas Corporation, grossly negligent and the vessel unseaworthy, which proximately caused Chevis's death. The stevedore, James J. Flanagan Shipping Corporation, was found to have breached its warranty of workmanlike service. Austin Chevis was found 20% contributorily negligent. The court awarded the plaintiffs $128,000 in actual damages and $32,000 in exemplary damages, after reducing for contributory negligence, and granted 50% indemnity to the defendants from the stevedore.
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