Legal Opinion
Bancroft v. Mitchell Offshore Marine, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 2010No. CA 09-1067PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
11James Bancroft and Mitchell Offshore Marine both appeal a decision of the trial court in this Jones Act case. For the following reasons, we hereby affirm the decision of the trial court as amended.
The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. Mr. Bancroft was employed as a seaman on the MTV CAPTAIN NICK when that ship, owned by Mitchell and captained by Jeff Isel, collided with the PAN AM CARIBE, a 440 foot ship. As a result of that accident, Mr. Bancroft was thrown violently into a navigation table, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lung. The trial court found that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Ambrose v. New Orleans Police Amb. Serv.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Smith v. Louisiana Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
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