Legal Opinion
Smith v. Dale Hart, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 21, 1970No. Civ. A. 12109PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PUTNAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Otis H. Smith, brought this suit under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law for unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure, as the result of an accident which he sustained on March 10, 1966, while working aboard a vessel known as the M/V HELEN L. II (Helen L.). Defendants are Dale Hart, Inc. (Hart), his nominal employer, Placid Oil Company (Placid), J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc. (McDermott), and Marine Taxis, Inc. (Marine). The relationship of each of these last named corporate defendants to plaintiff will appear from the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Barrios v. Louisiana Construction Materials Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Hebert v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Morris v. M/V CREOLE BELLELouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Barrios v. Louisiana Construction Materials CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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