Legal Opinion
Jones v. Menard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1977No. 75-3806PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Herman Jones, a crewman on the shrimp boat F/V LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE, received severe back injuries when the vessel’s 38-foot steel boom broke and fell across his back as he sat on the deck *1284repairing a net. Invoking the Jones Act, he sued the owner and operator of the vessel, Paul Menard, who in turn filed a third-party complaint for contribution and indemnity against St. Charles Steel Fabricators, Inc., the designers and builders of the LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE. St. Charles filed its own third-party complaint against Glazer Steel Corporation, which had furnished the 40-foot…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Rey v. CucciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Media Production Consultants, Inc. v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Nissho-Iwai American Corporation v. R. Sukarno Kline, Individually and D/B/A Frankenburg Import-Export Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Delong Corporation v. Raymond International, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- John H. Gordon v. Jack Watson, III and George CanslerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ludwig v. KowalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
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