Legal Opinion
Rig Tenders, Inc. v. Santa Fe Drilling Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1975No. 2131PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Because the case law upon which this action rests has been obviated by legislative action by the United States Congress, this case is without precedential effect.1
On December 30, 1970, Jerry Brian, employed by Santa Fe Drilling Co., the appel-lee herein, was operating a crane aboard the Dolly Varden drilling platform located in navigable waters in Cook Inlet. He was engaged in unloading a heavy piece of equipment from the M/V Rig Pusher, a vessel owned and operated by appellant Rig Tenders, Inc., and bareboat chartered to Marathon Oil Company, owner of the platform. While Brian was…
3Cases cited16 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Joseph Pettus v. Grace Line, Inc., and Third-Party v. Sealand Dock & Terminal Corp. And Federal Stevedoring Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Brock v. Coral Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Frank Drago v. A/s Inger, and Third-Party v. Daniels & Kennedy, Inc., Third-Party and Illinois Atlantic Corp., Third-Partydefendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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4Cited by3 opinions
- Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Rig Tenders, Inc. v. Santa Fe Drilling Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989