Coleman v. Slade Towing Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BARBOUR, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the Court, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on the Motion of Defendants for Summary Judgment. Plaintiffs have responded to the Motion. The Court, having considered the Motion and response, together with memoranda of authorities and attachments thereto, is of the opinion that Defendants’ Motion is not well taken and should therefore be denied.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff Herman L. Coleman began work at the Levingston Shipyard in Orange, Texas, as a shipfitter’s helper on December 6,…