Legal Opinion
Richardson v. St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry Authority
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 14, 1968No. Civ. A. 67-815, 67-1038PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. On November 17, 1966, the plaintiff, George Richardson, was employed by the St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry Authority (“the Authority”) as a deckhand on its ferry, the M/V OLLIE K. WYLDS, on the navigable waters of the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana.
2. Richardson has never been a steady worker, but was earning approximately $275.00 per month prior to the accident. 1
The Authority furnished Richardson with neither food nor lodging.
3. On the evening of November 17, 1966, Morgan W. Stevens, an employee of Power Rig Drilling…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Andrew G. Black v. Red Star Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant, and Mobil Oil Corp., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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