Legal Opinion

Charles Miller v. Rowan Companies, Inc. And Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc., Defendants

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1987No. 86-3129PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents another variation of the riddle long familiar to this Court: When is an oil field worker, in this case a fishing tool supervisor, a seaman for purposes of the Jones Act? 1 Charles Miller, the fishing tool supervisor, was injured aboard a tender vessel tethered to an offshore platform. He brought a Jones Act claim against his employer, Tri-State. Oil Tool Industries. After the jury returned a verdict in favor of Miller, the district court held that Miller was not a seaman and granted Tri-State’s motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto and,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
Jethro Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., E.B.B. Co., Inc. And Lift Barge, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
Larry L. McKinnon v. City of Berwyn, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
Henry P. Halsell v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by24 opinions

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Allied Bank-West, N.A., and First Interstate Bank of Texas, N.A. v. Russell Stein, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
Purcell v. Seguin State Bank and Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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