Legal Opinion

Manton Bouvier, Shirley Guidry Bouvier, Widow of Manton Bouvier v. A. Krenz

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 7, 1983No. 82-3357PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Per curiam

This Jones Act case comes to us on appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the appellee on the issue of the decedent’s seaman status. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The decedent, Mantón Bouvier, was an employee of the appellee, Avondale Shipyards. 1 He held various jobs during the course of his employment, but the only work alleged to have made him a Jones Act seaman was his five-year stint as a rigger. The plaintiff, Bouvier’s widow, alleges that he died of asbestosis and silicosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos and sand particles in the shipyard. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  2. Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Braniff v. Jackson Ave.-Gretna Ferry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. McKie v. Diamond Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
  5. Michael Guidry v. Continental Oil Company, Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. 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
  2. Gideon v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Robert Bernard v. Binnings Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. Pamela Tullos, Wife Of/and Ronald David Tullos, Cross-Appellants v. Resource Drilling, Inc., and Superior Oil Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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