Legal Opinion
Mrs. Bertha Alfred, Widow of Harold Harang v. Mv Margaret Lykes, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1968No. 24566_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
This action by the personal representative of Harold Harang, deceased, for damages for his death began as an in-personam libel against Avondale Ship yards, Inc., and as an in rem action against the MV Margaret Lykes.
Avondale filed exceptions, a motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment upon the basis that the exclusive remedy against it was under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. § 905).
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., as claimant of the MV Margaret Lykes, filed an answer and a motion for summary judgment which in its amended final form…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Ass'n v. HaleckiSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Edgar J. Williams, Jr. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Steven Hollister v. Luke Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Hall v. Hvide Hull No. 3Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Cain v. Transocean Offshore USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Cecil D. Rogers v. United States of America, Defendant-Third-Party v. Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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