Legal Opinion
Tarlton v. Exxon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1982No. 80-3478PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
David Tarlton was injured while serving as the captain of the M/V BECT I, a vessel owned by Eserman Offshore Services, chartered to Exxon and operated by Golden Meadows Enterprises, Inc. The BECT I was used to service offshore platforms. On the day of Tarlton’s accident, it delivered food supplies to an Exxon platform, on which Diamond M Drilling Company conducted drilling operations.
After the food box was off-loaded, a Diamond M employee asked Tarlton to transport the empty food box, a few passengers, and “some other small things” to shore. Tarlton agreed. At the time,…
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