Legal Opinion
Clary v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 1, 1977No. CIV. A. 74-970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT N. O. V. OR FOR NEW TRIAL
PUTNAM, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, James T. Clary, was injured while working aboard a submersible drilling barge on the outer continental shelf off the coast of. Louisiana. He brought suit for damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law for unseaworthiness of the vessel. The accident occurred on February 14, 1974, at about sunrise. The jury found against plaintiff on both counts, and the matter is before us on motion for judgment n. o. v. and alternatively for a new trial.
Counsel argues that the jury’s findings…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Luke Bonura, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Sea Land Service, Inc., Cross-Appellee, Atlantic & Gulfstevedores, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Oscar J. Marshall v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- R. H. Manning v. M/v "Sea Road", Her Engines, Etc., and Sea Road Shipping Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Godfrey Arthur v. Flota Mercante Gran Centro Americana S.A., Defendant-Third Party, National Cargo Bureau, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor United States Department of Labor v. Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- James T. CLARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCEAN DRILLING AND EXPLORATION CO., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Warren Barger and Marion Iwancio v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Marshall v. NicholsDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1980
- Mary E. Barger, Cross-Appellant v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.