Legal Opinion
Braniff v. Jackson Ave.-Gretna Ferry, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1960No. 18137PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
We face again the oft presented question of who -is a seaman.. By summary judgment the District Court held that neither of the decedents was a seaman. *525Though the solution is generally a hard one, and here the question is especially close, we disagree and reverse.
One of the difficulties in this field is that in determining relative rights the status of the ambiguous-amphibious maritime worker is arrived at through a process of exclusions, some statutory, .some basically constitutional. For example, here we deal with two workers •claimed to be seamen and hence the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Prince Heyward v. Public Housing AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Beverly Carss v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Clifford H. Robbins v. Milner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by99 opinions
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- Earl Wayne Coats v. Penrod Drilling Corporation, Penrod Drilling Corporation, and Hytorc, M.E.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Cook & Nichol, Inc. v. The Plimsoll Club, Leo S. WeilCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Michael Guidry v. Continental Oil Company, Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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