Legal Opinion
Guy L. Neill, Jr. v. Diamond M. Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1970No. 28013_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an action for personal injuries under the general maritime law and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. *489Plaintiff was a motorman on a drilling crew on Rig No. 21, owned and operated by defendant-appellant. At the time of plaintiff’s injury, Rig No. 21 was a submersible drilling barge bottomed in Corpus Christi Bay on navigable waters and engaged in drilling operations. The district court found that Rig No. 21 was a "vessel” within the meaning of the general maritime law and the Jones Act. That finding cannot be set aside as clearly erroneous or as contrary to law. Gianfala v. Texas…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Nacirema Operating Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Producers Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Luther GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Gianfala v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- The Texas Company v. Mrs. Josie Kate Gianfala, Widow of Oscar J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by25 opinions
- William O. Haughton, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Blackships, Inc., Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Smith v. Pan Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- John Simeonoff v. Todd Hiner and Clare Hiner,in Personam and the F/v Saga, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- McDermott, Inc. v. BoudreauxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Reiman Construction Co. v. Jerry Hiller Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1985
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