Legal Opinion
Louis L. Atkins v. Greenville Shipbuilding Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1969No. 26550PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Atkins, a shore-based welder and fitter employed on Greenville Shipbuilding Corporation’s floating drydock, sustained injuries when a ladder, which he was using to ascend a barge brought onto the dry-dock for major repairs, slipped causing his fall to the drydock’s floor. Although he received compensation from Green-ville under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 1 Atkins, claiming to be a Reed v. Yalta 2 seaman not limited exclusively to the remedies of the Act, sued his employer Greenville for breach of the maritime warranty of seaworthiness,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Robert Bernard v. Binnings Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- David Burchett and Cheryl Burchett v. Cargill, Inc., Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee v. Marine Equipment Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Robert D. Cook v. Belden Concrete Products, Inc., Division of Rockwin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Max Slatton, Jr., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc., D/B/A Eby and Associates of Arkansas, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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