Legal Opinion
Burrle v. International Marine Terminals
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 12, 1986No. CA-4788PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOBRANO, Judge.
Plaintiff filed this suit under the Jones Act1 and General Maritime Law seeking recovery for injuries sustained as a result of a job related accident that occurred on September 26, 1983. He was employed by International Marine Terminals (IMT) as a crane operator assigned to the barge ACB. IMT filed a motion for summary judgment on Jones Act seaman status, supported by the deposition of plaintiff. The motion was granted by the trial court and this appeal followed.
The pertinent facts are as follows. The plaintiff worked as a crane operator for IMT. IMT owns and operates a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chaisson v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Felix Bodden v. Coordinated Caribbean Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Manton Bouvier, Shirley Guidry Bouvier, Widow of Manton Bouvier v. A. KrenzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- McSweeney v. M.J. Rudolph Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Fayard v. Contifleeting Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987