Legal Opinion
Kathleen Russo, Wife Of/and Herbert L. Gay v. Barge 266 and Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1990No. 89-3666PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A longshoreman and his wife appeal the judgment on a directed verdict against them in their action for damages arising from the alleged negligence of a vessel under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) (1988). The district court found as a matter of law that the longshoreman was engaged in ship repair at the time of his injury, the owner pro hac vice of the barge on which he was working was his employer, and, in the alternative, that his injury was caused by the negligence of the work crew and its supervisor, all fellow…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jethro Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., E.B.B. Co., Inc. And Lift Barge, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Steven L. Easley v. Southern Shipbuilding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Williams v. M/V SONORACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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