Legal Opinion
Raymond D. Louviere v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1975No. 73--3686PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Raymond Louviere was injured when a hot water heater exploded in the living quarters of a fixed platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Almost three years after the explosion, he filed suit for damages. The district court dismissed his suit, holding that his claim had prescribed. Louviere appeals, alleging that a suit filed by his employer’s workmen’s compensation carrier against the same defendants interrupted the running of prescription. We reverse and remand.
Louviere was employed by Movible Offshore, Inc. as a cook in the living quarters of a fixed platform located on the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by46 opinions
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