# Johnson v. Oil Transport Co.

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · March 12, 1971 · 440 F.2d 109

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8885037

## Case

- **Full name:** James JOHNSON v. OIL TRANSPORT COMPANY, Inc., a corporation, and Third-Party v. BENDER WELDING & MACHINE COMPANY, Inc., Third-Party
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** March 12, 1971
- **Citations:** 440 F.2d 109; 1971 A.M.C. 1038; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 11382
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Godbold
- **Judges:** Ainsworth, Brown, Godbold
- **Cited by:** 14 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## Opinion text

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge,
concurring specially:
I concur in the result reached by Judge Ainsworth. I concur in his opinion on the negligence issue. On the issue of seaworthiness, I concur in his view that no warranty of seaworthiness was owed because the vessel was not in navigation.

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