Legal Opinion
Melancon v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1973No. 73-2007PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Melancon, alleging that his work aboard the M/V SNIPE from September 7, 1968 to January 1969 aggravated or caused his silicosis or pneumonoconiosis condition, sued his employer Coating Specialists, Inc. (Coating) and its insurer Insurance Company of North America (INA),1 for damages under the Jones Act and maintenance under the general maritime law. The District Court entered orders granting summary judgment for INA on the ground of lack of coverage and denying Coating’s subsequent motion for leave to file a third-party complaint against INA.2 Coating appealed from both…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marie E. Pogue and William T. Pogue v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- J. P. Steed v. Central of Georgia Railway Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Riegel Textile Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Learness Melancon v. Insurance Company of North America and Automobile and Casualty Underwriters v. Coating Specialists, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Industrial Instrument Corporation v. Paul Hardeman, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
- John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Church of Scientology of California v. Gabriel CazaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robert P. Shook and Barbara I. Shook v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Carolyn HUCKEBY, Plaintiff, v. FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS, Defendant-Appellee, v. Alice BOBO, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Fred W. Klinge, M. D. v. Lutheran Charities Association of St. Louis, a Corporation, D/B/A Lutheran Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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