Legal Opinion
Jean E. Welch v. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the State of Texas, Drott Manufacturing Company and J.I. Case Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1986No. 83-2253PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jean Welch was injured while working as a marine technician on the ferry landing dock at Galveston, Texas. Claiming under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, she sued her employer, the Texas Highway Department, and the State of Texas, for her injuries. In addition she also sued the manufacturer of the mobile crane which she alleges contributed to her injury.1 Her Jones Act claim was dismissed by the district court on the assertion of sovereign immunity by the State of Texas and the Texas Highway Department, 533 F.Supp. 403 (S.D.Tex.1982). A panel…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Schaefer v. City of San Antonio Ex Rel. Water Works Board of Trustees, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Department of Transportation and Development, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Timothy J. Collins v. State of Alaska and Division of Marine Highway SystemsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Union Gas Company v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Borough of Stroudsburg. Appeal of Union Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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