Chestang v. Skinner

Plaintiff Frank Chestang was injured on the job while employed as a shipyard worker by Alabama Maritime Corporation at its plant on Pinto Island in Mobile, Alabama.

He and his wife brought suit against several defendants, including the appellees, *819who are his co-employees. Summary judgment was granted for the co-employees.

The issue is whether the action against the co-employees is barred by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq.

This Court has previously decided that the exclusivity provisions of 33 U.S.C. § 933(i) pre-empt negligence suits by…