Legal Opinion
Ronald R. Smith, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Intervenor-Appellant v. Southern Gulf Marine Company No. 2, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1986No. 85-3184PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
This is a slip-and-fall case brought by a passenger of a crewboat transporting workers to a platform off the Louisiana coast. The plaintiff, Ronald R. Smith (“Smith”), a crane operator employed by Zapata Off-Shore Company (“Zapata”), sued the vessel owner, Southern Gulf Marine Company No. 2, Inc. (“Southern Gulf”), and two other parties, Oceanic Butler, Inc. (“Oceanic”) and McMoran Offshore Exploration Company (“McMoran”). McMoran had contracted with Zapata to conduct drilling operations on one of its permanent platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico and Oceanic had…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Tittle v. AldacostaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gibboney v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- John Crews Rainey v. Paquet Cruises, Inc., Nouvelle Compagnie De Paquetvots, Cie.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Regina M. Muratore v. M/s Scotia Prince, Etc., Prince of Fundy Cruises, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Forrester v. Ocean Marine Indem. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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