Taylor v. Zapata Haynie Corp.

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

The Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor denied benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Act to the parents of a man killed while unloading menhaden from a truck. They have appealed, contending that the unloading of the truck was part of the process of unloading a boat at a dock some forty-five miles away, but we find the contention unpersuasive.

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Zapata Haynie Corporation owns and operates a processing plant at waters edge in Reidville, Virginia where it converts trash fish such as menhaden into fish oil and other commercial products.…