Legal Opinion
Wilbert Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ballard Williams, Deceased v. Central Gulf Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1989No. 88-3274PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether the exclusivity provision contained in the Suits *1059in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 741-745, operates under the present circumstances to bar the plaintiff-appellant’s suit against a private maritime employer. The district court held that the plaintiffs sole remedy was against the United States and dismissed the present suit because the only named defendant was a private maritime employer. Because we find that a cause of action could not have been stated against the United States within the meaning of the Suits in Admiralty Act, we…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- De Bardeleben Marine Corp., as Successor in Interest to Blue Stack Towing Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Laurence F. Kelly, as Administrator of the Estate of Richard C. Kelly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- In the Matter of P & E Boat Rentals, Inc., Cheryl Daphne Fusselman, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, and Insurance Company of North America, Intervenor-Appellee v. Ennia General Insurance Company, Incorporated, Defendants-Third Party Defendants-Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants, and Brigette Stockstill, Etc., Defendant-Third Party Cross-Appellant. Karen Walker Boulas, and Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. David Stoufflet and Prentiss G. Stockstill, and Third Party Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Chevron, Usa, Incorporated, Third Party Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Fidel Catarino Blanco, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Catarino Blanco, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Servis v. Hiller Systems Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Sheridan Transportation Company and Tug New York Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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