Legal Opinion
Sennett v. Shell Oil Company
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 25, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-1624PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
A motion to dismiss or for summary judgment raises, apparently for the first time, the interpretation to be given the Oceanographic Research Vessels Law, 46 U.S.C. Sec. 441 et seq., adopted by Congress in 1965. The issue arises as a result of the death of Albert L. Sennett, an employee of Shell Oil Company, aboard Shell’s vessel, the R/V NIOBE, off the Coast of Nova Scotia, on May 12, 1970. Mr. Sennett was working aboard the R/V NIOBE when, it is alleged, a defective seismic air gun fired improperly and blew off the right side of his head.
His widow and children filed…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Arthur H. Barbe, Admr. v. David N. Drummond, David N. DrummondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Smith v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Dianne Craig, Claimant-Appellant v. M/v Peacock, on the Complaint of Oscko Edwards, Harry M. Tompkins, Fairfield IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Daniel Cox v. Otis Engineering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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