Legal Opinion
Hall v. Noble Drilling (U.S.) Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2001No. 00-60063, 00-60065PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This admiralty case involves the calculation of maintenance. Plaintiffs James Hall and Charles Byron Stuart are seamen employed by defendant Noble Drilling (U.S.) Inc. (“Noble”) who were injured during their employment on offshore rigs. The district court awarded maintenance of $30.50 to Stuart and $31.50 to Hall, based in part on the costs of their shelter, homes that they share with their families.
Noble argues that maintenance is provided solely for the benefit of the seaman, and thus the maintenance rate should have been reduced to reflect only the…
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