Legal Opinion

Tideland Welding Service & Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Sawyer

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 24, 1989No. 88-4280PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

The petitioners Tideland Welding Service (“Tideland”) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) appeal a Benefits Review Board (“the Board”) finding that the respondents Walter Sawyer (“Sawyer”) and Glynn Rhodes (“Rhodes”) were entitled to compensation under the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA).

In 1980, Tideland employed Sawyer and Rhodes as welders assigned to the McDer-mott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, On June 21, 1980, Tideland excused the respondents from work early due to heavy rain. While travelling in the same car on…

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3Cited by1 opinion

Tideland Welding Service v. Walter SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989