Gianfala v. Texas Co.

Gianfala v. Texas Company

Gianfala v. Tex. Co., 350 U.S. 879 (1955)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: November 7, 1955
Docket: No. 395
Citations: 350 U.S. 87976 S. Ct. 141100 L. Ed. 7751955 U.S. LEXIS 175

Cited by 67 1 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Per Curiam:

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court with directions to reinstate its judgment.

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(an oilfield worker employed aboard a submersible drilling barge)

Pizzitolo v. Electro-Coal Transfer Corp., 812 F.2d 977 (5th Cir. 1987)

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Rudolph E. Hill v. B.F311 F.2d 789 (4th Cir. 1962)
Boatel, Inc. v. Delamore379 F.2d 850 (5th Cir. 1967)
Chenevert v. Clinch Drilling Co.273 F. Supp. 943 (E.D. La. 1967)
Offshore Co. v. Robison266 F.2d 769 (5th Cir. 1959)
Herbert Adams v. Kelly Drilling Co., Inc.273 F.2d 887 (5th Cir. 1960)
Offshore Company and the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York v. Johnie M266 F.2d 769 (5th Cir. 1959)

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Wendell A. Chauvin v. Sanford Offshore Salvage, Inc., Southern Shipbuilding Corporation and the Barges "X" and "Y"868 F.2d 735 (5th Cir. 1989)

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