Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Keeney
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 1978No. 8780PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
Plaintiff, Eldon A. Palmer, appeals a summary judgment dismissing his tort suit against officers of his employer for personal injuries which occurred in the course and scope of his employment.
The injury occurred on March 1, 1973 while plaintiff was working for Equitable Equipment Company, Inc., where construction of new ships, Lash barges, took place. As a result he came within the coverage of the benefits provided in the United States Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended by the 1972 amendment, 33 U.S.C.A. Sections 901, et seq., 902, 903(a), and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Poche v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Holland v. Harrison Brothers Dry Dock And Repair Yard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Ryder v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Cook v. Metropolitan Shreveport Bd. of App.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jackson v. AMERICAN MUT. LIABILITY INS.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Valdez v. Equitable Equipment Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Palmer v. KeenySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978