Legal Opinion
Smith v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1986No. 85-3148PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
The crucial issue in this case is the status of Roger Dale Smith, the original plaintiff, when he was employed by Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc. (Odom). If Smith was “scientific personnel” aboard an “oceanographic research vessel” (ORV), he is precluded from recovering as a seaman under the Jones Act.1 If Smith was not “scientific personnel” aboard an ORV, then we must determine whether he was a “seaman” entitled to the remedies provided by the Jones Act. We hold that Smith was a seaman at the time of his death.
For a number of years prior to April 1980, Smith…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- 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
- McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Albert C. Reeves Dolores Reeves, His Wife v. Mobile Dredging & Pumping Company, Inc., Albert C. Reeves and Dolores ReevesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Lormand v. Superior Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- John D. Shade v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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