Legal Opinion
Grove v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 17, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-2524PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
McNAMARA, District Judge.
This case arises out of personal injuries allegedly sustained by Plaintiff, Joe Lee Grove, on or about January 2, 1982, while working as a tankerman aboard the DIXIE PIRATE, a vessel owned and operated by his employer, Dixie Carriers, Inc. (Dixie). Plaintiff filed suit against Dixie under the Jones Act for negligence and the General Maritime Law for maintenance and cure.
Plaintiff’s employer, Dixie, began maintenance payments subsequent to the Plaintiff’s accident at the rate of $8.00 per day, in accordance with its contract with the Seafarers…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borgwarner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Medo Photo Supply Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Glynn J. Pelotto v. L & N Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Cory Gardiner, William E. Bishop v. Sea-Land Service, Inc., United States Lines, Inc., Etc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Lee D. Harper v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- George Barnes v. Andover Company, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Claudius M. Dowdle, Cross-Appellee v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Hodges v. Keystone Shipping Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
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