Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Christoff, Cross-Appellee v. Bergeron Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1984No. 83-3437PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
After a bench trial, Nathaniel Christoff was awarded $18,761.79 in damages against his employer, Bergeron Industries, Inc., for injuries Christoff suffered when he fell through a hole on the deck of an uncompleted barge that Bergeron owned and was building. Christoff challenges the trial court’s conclusion that he was 50% negligent and its computation of damages. Bergeron cross-appeals, arguing that it acted as a shipbuilder, rendering it immune from suit under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Because this…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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