Legal Opinion
Vera Croley, Etc. v. Matson Navigation Company, David E. Bouler v. Matson Navigation Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1971No. 29701_1PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff David E. Bouler and the plaintiff Vera Croley’s intestate, Jessie 0. Croley, were employees of the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO). On October 26, 1965, Bouler was injured and Jessie 0. Croley killed when gases or vapors in certain tanks on the S.S. MARINE DEVIL exploded. At the time of the explosion, the two men were working on board the vessel, a Matson Navigation Company ship that was undergoing conversion repairs at ADDSCO’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. It is undisputed that the material that gave off the explosive vapors was a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Liberty Leasing Co., Inc. v. Hillsum Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Consolidated Electric Co. v. United States of America for Use and Benefit of Gough Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by147 opinions
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- Ernest Leon Clemons v. Dougherty County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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