Legal Opinion
Helen Ehret Bach, Eugene G. Bach, Iii, Janet B. Lashley v. Trident Steamship Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1991No. 89-3298PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
The survivors of Eugene G. Bach, Jr. appeal the summary judgment dismissal of their claims made under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and the general maritime law. 708 F.Supp. 776 (E.D.La.1989). We affirm.
I. FACTS
On December 26, 1986, Eugene G. Bach, Jr. came aboard the M/V JAYMAT TRIDENT to serve as its compulsory river pilot between New Orleans and Pilottown, near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Bach arrived alongside the M/V JAYMAT TRIDENT in a small pilot boat and ascended a pilot ladder to the ship’s deck. Although…
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