Legal Opinion
Claude Flippo v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1973No. 73-1892PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Once again in a case where on Blue Cat 1 readings the employee made himself out an ambiguous-amphibious seaman, Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Pena, 5 Cir., 1963, 313 F.2d 696, 1963 A.M.C. 355, against the employer, TVA, we confess a certain bewilderment as to how the plain language of the 1949 amendment 2 to FECA cuts off substantial rights recognized under the maritime law vis-a-vis a seaman employee and a governmental agency having a very relaxed sovereign immunity, Gulfspray I: Gulf Oil Corp. v. Panama Canal Co., 5 Cir., 1969, 407 F.2d 24, 1969 A.M.C. 1; Gulfspray III:…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bernard v. Beneficial Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Gulf Oil Corporation, as Owner Pro Hac Vice, of the Steamship Gulfspray, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Panama Canal Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lunsford v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Nancy Turner, Ex Rel. Farrell W. Turner v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Owner of the Lucy ECourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- McBride v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- Lunsford v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Turner v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
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