Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Gulf Crews, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1990No. Civ. A. 87-1701PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs instituted this suit under the Jones Act for negligence and the general maritime law for unseaworthiness and negligence. Kennedy was injured on May 26, 1987. He was employed by Gulf Crews as a seaman aboard the M/V Jillian. The vessel was owned by Service Boat Rentals, Inc. Roderick Primeaux, the captain of the M/V Jillian at the time of the accident, was employed by Gulf Crews.
Plaintiffs compromised all claims against Gulf Crews, Service Boat Rentals and their insurers. The settlement…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Pearson v. Rowan Companies, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1987
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