Legal Opinion
Bossard v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1977No. 76-1364PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs’ decedent worked for an independent contractor, Port Allen Marine, employed by defendants to clean a barge of petroleum fumes and residue. In 1975 he was asphyxiated while working inside a barge tank. Plaintiffs sued defendants for negligence under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S. C.A. § 905(b) (Supp.1977). The trial court dismissed the complaint on motion, basing its ruling on the similarity between this case and Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp., Civ.No. 74-115 (M.D.La. October 21, 1975), in which defendants prevailed on a directed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Phillip Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. And Penlatex Barge Lines, Inc., Defendants- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Kenneth C. BivinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Leo Parsons v. Amerada Hess Corporation v. B & M Service Company, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Sam B. Herron, Sr. v. V. A. Herron, JrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Cyrus R. Ware v. Associated Milk Producers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Julius John Boudeloche v. Grow Chemical Coatings Corp., Etc., and Brown & Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Maurice Winkler v. County of Dekalb, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Daniel v. Ergon, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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