Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Canal Barge Company, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-682PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
Billy Joe Hamilton, Jr., an employee of Petrolane and a member of the crew of its derrick barge OCTOPUS, was killed in the course of his employment on April 26, 1973, when a part of a mooring bitt on a barge being used in connection with the work of the OCTOPUS broke off.
Petrolane had chartered the barge from Bayou Marine, which had in turn chartered it from Central Marine. The plaintiffs sued Petrolane, Bayou Marine, and Central Marine, and the various defendants cross claimed against each other.
For reasons orally assigned at the conclusion of the trial to the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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