Legal Opinion
William G. Bridges v. Penrod Drilling Company, Defendant/third Party v. Offshore Logistics Services, Inc., Defendant/third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 4, 1984No. 84-3004PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal poses the question whether a roustabout/seaman on a submersible drilling rig, protected by the full panoply of traditional seaman’s remedies for injury, falls into one of “the pockets of Sieracki seamen remaining after the 1972 amendments” to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Aparicio v. Swan Lake, 643 F.2d 1109, 1118 n. 17 (5th Cir.1981), while briefly engaged in transferring equipment from a supply vessel to the rig. Under the facts of this case, we conclude that the roustabout did not become a Sieracki seaman. Further, finding no…
2Cases cited7 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
- Miguel Antonio Aparicio v. Swan Lake, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc., Third Party v. Panama Canal Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Inland Oil and Transport Co., Cross-Appellant v. Ark-White Towing Co., Murphy Marine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Allied Chemical Corporation v. Hess Tankship Company of Delaware, Amerada Hess Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross American Hull Syndicate, Defendants-Third Party v. Allied Towing Corporation as Owner of the Tug Socrates, Third Party Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Defelice Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Thomas Lynn Smith v. Harbor Towing & Fleeting, Inc., Chotin Transportation Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Canal Barge Co. v. China Ocean Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Diamond Offshore Co. v. A&B BUILDERS, INC.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
- River Transportation Associates v. WallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Canal Barge Company, Inc. v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Etc., Waterman Steamship Corp. v. M/v Elaine Jones, Etc., Canal Barge Company, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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