Legal Opinion
Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1969No. 26740PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
In this maritime personal injury suit, the principal question at issue is whether or not an injured employee was a borrowed servant at the time of his injury. If so, under the circumstances here, the injured employee’s exclusive remedy would be for workmen’s compensation rather than for damages in tort. Also at issue is the question whether the borrowed-servant issue should have been submitted to the jury by the trial judge.
Plaintiff’s employer, Zenith, Inc., entered into a written contract with Shell Oil Company to perform welding services for the purpose of removing…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Linstead v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Antonio Paliaga v. Luckenbach Steamship Company, and Third-Party v. Turner & Blanchard, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- George Lusich v. Bloomfield Steamship Company, Bloomfield Steamship Company v. Boland MacHine and Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by179 opinions
- Glenn Paul Baker, Sr., Cross-Appellant v. Raymond International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gaudet v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Dennis L. Capps v. N.L. Baroid-Nl Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Melancon v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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