Legal Opinion
Smith v. Texaco Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-2809PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACK M. GORDON, District Judge.
The matter before the Court is a motion for summary judgment filed by Texaco Inc. (“Texaco”) on the question of whether the barge known as the REDFISH is a “vessel.” The plaintiff, Cecil Edgar Smith, was employed by Oil Field Maintenance Service, Inc. as a mechanic aboard Texaco’s compressor barge REDFISH. Mr. Smith filed this lawsuit on July 28, 1980 under the Jones Act claiming injuries to his back while lifting a discharge valve aboard the REDFISH. On May 14, 1981 Texaco filed this motion for summary judgment claiming the plaintiff did not…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- 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
- Robert D. Cook v. Belden Concrete Products, Inc., Division of Rockwin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Louis L. Atkins v. Greenville Shipbuilding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hicks v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Buccellato v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Smith v. TexacoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982