Eddie Stanley v. Guy Scroggins Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
We plunge again into muddy waters: the legal complexities raised when a construction worker injured in offshore operations seeks recovery under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, as a “seaman”. 1
Eddie Stanley sued his employer, the Guy Scroggins Construction Company, under the Jones Act for injuries suffered when a large wave threw him against an offshore oil drilling platform while he was preparing to pour cement in the pilings under the platform. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant on the ground that Stanley was not a seaman within the meaning…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Kennedy v. Silas Mason Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Butler v. WhitemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Vera Croley, Etc. v. Matson Navigation Company, David E. Bouler v. Matson Navigation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Robert Bernard v. Binnings Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Producers Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Luther GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Abel v. DubberlyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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