Legal Opinion
Carter v. TAYLOR DIVING & SALVAGE COMPANY
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 29, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-161PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
A doctor who suffered a heart attack as a result of his exertions in saving the life of a mutilated diver invokes the Good Samaritan doctrine. The question presented is whether the doctrine extends to injuries sustained only indirectly from the perilous situation by a professional who was compensated for attempting the rescue.
Boone, a deep-sea diver, was injured in part due to the negligence of his employer, Taylor Diving, and in part due to his own contributory negligence. Boone was one of a group of divers who lived in a pressurized tube, six feet in diameter,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Langlois v. Allied Chemical CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Nastasio v. CinnamonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Ruth Williams v. Jessie Eugene Chick, Jr., and Pacific Mutual Door Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Walker Hauling Co., Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Young v. Sherwin-Williams Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Gillespie v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Espinoza v. SchulenburgArizona Supreme Court · 2006
- Heck v. RobeyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Rogers v. Coastal Towing, L.L.C.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2010
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