Legal Opinion
Favorite v. Marine Personnel & Provisioning, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1992No. Nos. 90-3833, 91-3170PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Clifton Favorite, a seaman aboard a privately owned vessel leased to the United States, sued his employer, who operated the vessél, for injuries suffered aboard the vessel. The questions we address are whether the two contracts between the United States and Favorite’s employer, first, rendered the vessel a public vessel and, second, rendered Favorite’s employer an agent of the United States. If so, Favorite’s sole remedy is against the United States, and the two-year, instead of the three-year statute of limitations in the Jones Act, applies to bar Favorite’s…
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