Legal Opinion
Guidry v. South Louisiana Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1980No. 77-3435PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Familiar questions — whether an employee was a Jones Act seaman and, if so, which of two companies is liable for his injuries— arise in yet another of the protean factual situations presented by amphibious industrial operations. We conclude that the issues of negligence, comparative negligence and quantum of damages were properly put to the jury, and that the trial court correctly decided to direct a verdict on Jones Act status as to one of the putative employers and to dismiss the claims of indemnity and contribution between the defendants. However, the basic…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Michael James Ardoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Michael Savoie, Cross-Appellant v. Otto Candies, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Manton Bouvier, Shirley Guidry Bouvier, Widow of Manton Bouvier v. A. KrenzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Manolis Volyrakis v. M/v IsabelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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