Legal Opinion
Curtis Coulter v. Texaco, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1983No. 82-3734PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
On January 10, 1980, Curtis Coulter suffered a severe knee injury while employed as a roustabout by Texaco, Inc., in its Lafitte Field, a water-surrounded oil field located in the marshland of Southern Louisiana. Coulter instituted this action against Texaco under the Jones Act and general maritime law and, thereafter, moved the district court for a summary judgment on the issue of Coulter’s seaman status. Although Coulter’s original motion for summary judgment was denied, a renewed motion for summary judgment was granted by the district court in favor of Coulter on September 15, 1982. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Producers Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Luther GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States Steel Corp. v. Elton H. Darby, Defendant-Third Party v. Southern Fabricating Company, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Glenda T. Landry v. Amoco Production CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- 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
- Pebble Beach Co. v. Tour 18 I Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Clyde Buras v. Commercial Testing & Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Carl Gerard Prinzi v. Keydril CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Charlene Langston v. Schlumberger Offshore Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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