Legal Opinion
Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis Vidrine
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1969No. 25559PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal from a Jones Act judgment for a seaman, the appellant-employer, aside from asserting a typical miscellany of cavils, lays proper claim to several trial court errors.
On September 18, 1965, appellant’s tug, the D. A. LITTLE, and the barge, SANFORD BROS. NO. 1, owned by a companion corporation, were together in the Gulf of Mexico about four miles from shore. Their mission was to repair underwater pipelines and offshore oil structures that had been damaged by hurricane “Betsy.” Due to the arrival of rough weather and signs of an approaching storm, Robert…
2Cases cited76 opinions
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- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Verone Marin Fehlhaber, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Robert F. Fehlhaber, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- West v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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