Legal Opinion
Barger v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided May 21, 1981No. Civ. A. B-77-180-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.
Just after sunrise on the morning of April 23, 1976, the helicopter piloted by the Plaintiffs’ decedent, Walter Barger, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico some 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Barger and all eleven of his passengers were killed. The Plaintiffs 2 brought this suit pursuant to Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, the. Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. § 761 et seq. (DOHSA), and the general maritime law to recover for Barger’s death. The Defendants are Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.…
2Cases cited86 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beatrice Mae Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Mary E. Barger, Cross-Appellant v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- Diodato v. Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Towing Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Cesar v. United TechnologyNew York Supreme Court · 1990
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