Nolan v. Coating Specialists, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
422 F.2d 377 · 1970
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · Murphy v. Houma Well Service · J. Gordon Turnbull, Inc. v. Commissioner · Offshore Company and the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, Appellants v. Johnie M. Robison, Appellee-Appellant. Robison v. Offshore Company and the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York · Huth v. Southern Pacific Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]his Court’s position may be stated, affirmatively: there is an evidentiary basis for a Jones Act case to go to the jury: (1) if there is evidence that'the injured workman was assigned permanently to a vessel (including special purpose structures not usually employed as a means of transport by water but designed to float on water) or performed a substantial part of his work on the vessel; and (2) if the capacity in which he was employed or the duties which he performed contributed to the function of the vessel or to the accomplishment of its mission, or to the operation or welfare of the vessel in terms of its maintenance during its movement or during anchorage for its future trips.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Fixed off-shore platforms are not vessels.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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