Chenevert v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

In Massey v. Williams-McWilliams, Inc., 414 F.2d 675 (5th Cir.1969), we considered the case of a shipowner/employer who made voluntary payments to an injured employee under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”) and who was later held liable to the worker in a Jones Act claim. We held that the shipowner/employer was entitled to “a credit against those items of [Jones Act] damages ... that bear a reasonable relation to the items of loss compensated by [LHWCA] benefits.” Id. at 680. The present case requires us to answer a related…