Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1985-12-04

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WALLACE, Justice. This is an appeal from a judgment for damages in a suit brought under the Jones Act and under admiralty law. The trial dealt only with damages because the trial court struck the defendant’s answer as a discovery abuse sanction and signed an interlocutory default judgment as to liability. The court of appeals reversed the trial court judgment, holding that the a…

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