Legal Opinion
Benniefield v. Valley Barge Lines
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided May 17, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-375-TPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman employed by the Alabama State Docks (ASD), brought this action against the Valley Line Company alleging that he sustained certain personal injuries while working aboard a Valley Line barge which was in the exclusive custody and possession of the State Docks. Valley Line impleaded the Alabama State Docks and its insurer, Aetna Casualty & Surety Insurance Co. (Aetna). ASD filed a motion to dismiss the third-party complaint on the grounds of sovereign immunity and Aetna filed a motion for summary judgment based on certain…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Parden v. Terminal Railway of Alabama State Docks DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Intracoastal Transportation, Inc., and Anderson Marine Construction, Inc. v. Decatur County, Georgia, Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Red Star Towing And Transportation Company v. Department Of Transportation Of The State Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Alabama State Docks Terminal Ry. v. LylesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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- Aetna Life & Cas. v. ATLANTIC & GULFSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Kevin Wayne Sullivan v. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Research Vessel "Anna"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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