Legal Opinion
Rudolph E. Hill v. B.F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company, John Gence Hodges v. B. F. Diamond, Trading as Diamond Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1962No. 8698, 8699PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
The District Court dismissed these Jones Act eases upon the ground that a tubular section destined to become a part of a tunnel for vehicular traffic beneath the Elizabeth River was not a vessel in navigation, and that the injured workmen, one a rodman, the other a welder, were not seamen. The plaintiffs appeal, asserting that their contentions as to their status and that of the structure upon which they were working involved issues of fact which should have been submitted to a jury. We think, however, that there is no factual issue and that the Court properly…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. BassettSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Senko v. LaCrosse Dredging Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Donald E. Powers v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. McKie Lighter Co., Inc., Donald E. Powers v. McKie Lighter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Haskins v. Point Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- McKinley v. All Alaskan Seafoods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Sylvester Lawrence v. Norfolk Dredging Company, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Bobby Joe Smith v. Massman Construction Company and Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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