Legal Opinion
Rutledge v. a & P Boat Rentals, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 28, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-1487PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
Paul Rutledge, AKA Paul Rutledge, Sr., while aboard the defendant’s vessel, the M/V PARAKEET, was allegedly injured while being transported across the Gulf of Mexico to a fixed offshore drilling platform. Rutledge sued the vessel owner, A & P Boat Rentals, Inc., under Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(h) claiming maritime negligence, unseaworthiness and Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) negligence. A & P now moves for partial summary judgment on the grounds that the unseaworthiness and Jones Act claims should be dismissed as a matter of law. Finding that defendant’s legal position is…
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- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Rutledge v. A & P Boat RentalsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988