Legal Opinion
Harry Holmes v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1984No. 83-3356PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this action brought under the Jones Act and the general maritime law, the defendant appeals the district court’s judgment on numerous grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
On May 8, 1977, the plaintiff-appellee, Harry Holmes, was employed as a rigger by the defendant-appellant, J. Ray McDermott & Company. Holmes was working on McDermott’s Lay Barge 23, which was situated in the Gulf of Mexico.
While working on Lay Barge 23, Holmes and several other workers were instructed by their…
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