Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
We granted the petition for rehearing, 5th Cir., 569 F.2d 428, to reconsider the definition of an “adjoining area” or maritime situs under 33 U.S.C. § 903(a) (1976) of the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The prior decisions, 5th Cir., 554 F.2d 245; 5th Cir., 561 F.2d 1213, finding that the claimant was injured at a maritime situs are affirmed.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Respondent Murl J. Winchester was a Longshoreman employed as a “gear man” by petitioner Texports Stevedore Company. Texports maintained three “gear rooms,” or…
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