Legal Opinion
Robert M. Burns v. Anchor-Wate Co. And Brown and Root, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1973No. 72-1470PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
On April 29, 1969, Harold Burns, an employee of Anchor-Wate, was fatally injured while tallying pipe aboard a barge owned by Brown and Root, Inc. Burns’ father brought this survival action against his son’s employer, Anchor-Wate, under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and against Brown and Root, under the general maritime law on the theory that the barge was unseaworthy.
The District Court, at the close of Appellant’s evidence, entered a directed verdict in favor of the employer, Anchor-Wate, concluding as a matter of law that decedent did not have the requisite…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Senko v. LaCrosse Dredging Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Stephen Edynak v. Atlantic Shipping Inc. Cie. Chambon MacLovia S. A. v. Allied Chemical Company, Atlantic Shipping, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Bob Springborn, Cross-Appellant v. American Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., Inland Tugs Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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