Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Noble Drilling Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 6, 1966No. Civ. A. 11290PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This is a suit brought by Riley J. Johnson against Noble Drilling Company, his former employer, and its insurer under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law, for damages for injuries received by him while working on a stationary platform located in the Gulf of Mexico on or about November 28, 1964. Petitioner was attempting to punch holes in a can of caustic soda used to treat the drilling mud employed in the drilling operation, and as a result of striking the can with a chipping hammer some of the contents splashed into his eye, causing a severe…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Producers Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Luther GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Braniff v. Jackson Ave.-Gretna Ferry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hanks v. California CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
- James Ray Freeman v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Savard v. Marine Contracting, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1969
- Lowe v. California Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969