Legal Opinion
Delta Engineering Corp. v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1963No. 19861PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
In this five-sided Donnybrook tried as a jury civil action thanks in part to the Louisiana Direct Action Statute which gave the Court jurisdiction over some Louisiana citizens to determine rights under a mixture of state and federal maritime principles, none are happy and all appeal. This comes about from the injury received by Plaintiff Scott when his workboat fell on him as a result of a rope sling parting during the time the vessel was suspended by a dragline crane operated by Delta. This complexity, however, is more apparent than real and not more than a…
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