Legal Opinion
Clarence White v. Valley Line Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1984No. 83-3158PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this Jones Act case, the district court granted summary judgment for the defendant-appellee, Valley Line, holding that its employee, plaintiff-appellant Clarence White, was not a seaman as a matter of law. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
Clarence White was employed as a fleet-man at Valley Line’s barge fleeting facility in Marrero, Louisiana. At the facility, Valley Line maintained fleetage for its own barges as well as for those of numerous other barge lines. The barges at the facility were serviced by Valley Line’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Miguel Antonio Aparicio v. Swan Lake, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc., Third Party v. Panama Canal Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Braniff v. Jackson Ave.-Gretna Ferry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Deborah M. Bertrand, Etc. v. International Mooring & Marine, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by29 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
- Helen Ehret Bach, Eugene G. Bach, Iii, Janet B. Lashley v. Trident Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Ma-Ju Marine Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Gus R. Legros and Betty Legros, Cross-Appellants v. Panther Services Group, Inc., National Union Fire Insurance Co. Of Pittsburgh, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Sider v. Robin Temporary ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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