Legal Opinion
Boyles v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 30, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 10460. Division DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge.
Complainant has brought this action under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688 et seq.) and the General Maritime Law, alleging that he was injured as the result of negligence and unseaworthiness, on April 13, 1960, while employed as a member of the crew of a vessel operating in navigable waters, about 3 miles from the shores of Grand Isle, Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Defendant, Williams-McWilliams Industries, Inc., has filed a motion to dismiss this action as to it for lack of jurisdiction, urging that plaintiff’s exclusive remedy against his employer is under the…
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