Legal Opinion
Sims v. Marine Catering Service, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 14, 1963No. 5458PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.
Faced with the mandate of The Osceola, 189 U.S. 158, 23 S.Ct. 483, 47 L.Ed. 760, “That the vessel and her owners are liable, in case a seaman falls sick, or is wounded, in the service of the ship, to the extent of his maintenance and cure, and to his wages, at least so long as the voyage is continued”, Id. at page 175, 23 S.Ct. at page 487, this Court is faced with a problem peculiar to Louisiana’s offshore oil development activity and must assess liability for maintenance and cure benefits upon either the shipowner (respondent-impleaded) or upon the employer…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Anna Mahramas v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., and House of Albert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Harry Holmes v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Barrios v. Louisiana Construction Materials Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Hudspeth v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
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