Guillory v. Levingston Shipbuilding Co.

PARKER, Justice.

Junius Guillory sued Levingston Shipbuilding Company for personal injuries he sustained while working aboard the tug “Lou Ann Ellis”, a vessel owned by Harms Marine Service. At the time of his injury, the plaintiff was an employee of Levings-ton. Levingston was a subscriber under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act, Article 8306 et seq. Texas Revised Civil Statutes, and the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A., Section 901 et seq. The injury occurred while the tug was on a marine railway undergoing repairs. Such marine railway was owned and…