Legal Opinion
David Leroy White v. Rimrock Tidelands, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1969No. 26922PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This suit involves a claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and under the general maritime law, for personal injuries allegedly suffered by the seaman White aboard shipowner Rim-rock’s submersible drilling barge with a most unnautical, unromantic name, the Barge A. 1 Trial was held before the Court without a jury, and at the close of White’s presentation of evidence, the Trial Judge granted Shipowner’s Rule 41(b) motion 2 for involuntary dismissal. Pursuant to that Rule, the Judge made findings of fact and conclusions of law, holding that the Seaman had…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- June T. Inc. v. Arnold Ray KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Robert FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROUCH-WALKER CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- St. Bernard General Hospital, Inc. v. Hospital Service Association of New Orleans, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Vargas v. McNamaraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Rufus Harris, Jr., Bobby Minard, George C. Moore v. Birmingham Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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