Legal Opinion
Barrios v. Louisiana Construction Materials Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1972No. 71-2029PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a claim for personal injuries under the Jones Act1 and the general maritime law. In the court below, Nolan J. Barrios obtained a judgment against Williams-McWilliams Industries, Inc. (hereinafter Williams-Me-Williams) and A. O. Rappelet d/b/a Louisiana Construction Materials (hereinafter Rappelet) as joint tort-feasors. Rap-pelet successfully cross-claimed against Williams-McWilliams for indemnification. On appeal, all of the parties have assigned various points of error. After reviewing these contentions, we affirm the judgment of the…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Michael James Ardoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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