Legal Opinion
Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-771PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
The plaintiffs brought this suit to recover damages suffered as a result of the death of their son, Gerald Porche. The decedent was employed by Allen Welding; Allen, pursuant to a contract with Fluor Ocean Services, supplied Porche to work aboard a barge floating offshore and do welding on a pipeline being laid by the barge, replacing a regular Fluor employee who was absent from work. Fluor was to pay Allen an hourly rate for these services beginning when Porche left his home. Allen in turn paid Porche’s wages, withheld income taxes and FICA payments.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Halliburton Company and Continental Casualty Company v. Norton Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- A/s J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi v. Commercial Stevedoring Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by48 opinions
- 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
- Deborah M. Bertrand, Etc. v. International Mooring & Marine, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Phyllis M. Nelson, Etc., and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Duncanson-Harrelson Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Seppi v. BettyIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
- Roman v. MitchellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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