Legal Opinion
Melvin E. Drewery, Jr. v. Daspit Bros. Marine Divers, Inc., and Cross-Appellant. Melvin E. Drewery, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1963No. 19633_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit'Judge.
The sole issue left in these cases after dismissal by the appellant is the validity of the judgment in favor of Shell Oil Company, third-party plaintiff, against Daspit, as third-party defendant, in the amount of the recovery of appellant from Shell Oil Company.
Appellant, a professional diver in the employ of Daspit, was injured during diving operations while attempting to locate a severed underwater oil line in the Gulf of Mexico for Shell. Suits brought against his employer, Daspit, under the Jones Act, and against Shell in maritime tort were consolidated for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Von Hoffman v. City of QuincySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Benoit v. Hunt Tool Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
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3Cited by31 opinions
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- George Lusich v. Bloomfield Steamship Company, Bloomfield Steamship Company v. Boland MacHine and Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Allen v. Standard Oil Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1982
- Loffland Brothers Company v. Everett B. Roberts, O. D. Casing Crews, Inc. v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States Lines Company v. Leroy WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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