Legal Opinion
Glenda T. Landry v. Amoco Production Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1979No. 77-1468PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the sole issue of whether the district court should have held plaintiff Glenda Landry to be a Jones Act seaman as a matter of law. Glenda Landry was employed as a roustabout by Amoco Production Company when she attempted to jump from one of Amoeo’s barges to another and, missing her target, plunged into the water and sustained injuries. Claiming she was a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, 1 she instituted this Suit seeking damages from Amoco. The jury found against her.
On this appeal plaintiff contends that, viewing the evidence most…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Producers Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Luther GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Jeanette Holland, Administratrix of the Estate of Aaron James Holland, Deceased, Cross v. Allied Structural Steel Company, Inc., CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Whitney Allen v. Seacoast Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Deborah M. Bertrand, Etc. v. International Mooring & Marine, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Michael Guidry v. Continental Oil Company, Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Michael James Ardoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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