Legal Opinion
Phoenix Indemnity Co. And Joseph Jurisich Marine Service, Inc. v. Marcus L. Givens
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1959No. 17403PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Marcus Givens worked with his hands. He farmed, logged, and finally succeeded in getting a job as a roustabout in the Venice oil field near the mouth of the Mississippi River. He cannot read or write. Tuesday, April 26, 1955, was to have been an eventful day for him. That Tuesday he was to advance from roustabout to wireline helper and to exchange the insecurity of working in an oil field labor pool for the relative security of regular employment with the California Company.
Thursday afternoon, April 21, 1955, Givens was paid off in Buras, a small town near Venice,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Wetherbee v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. FonvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Bramblett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Reid v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Johnny F. Blue v. The Western Railway of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Mechanical Wholesale, Inc. v. Universal-Rundle CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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