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WHITE v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-1385.

507 F.2d 1101 (1975)

Richard WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff, v. JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARDS, INC., Third Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Houser, Jacksonville, Fla., for third party defendant-appellant.

Steven A. Werber, Carl M. Stewart, Jacksonville, Fla., Bill J. Sanders, Beaumont, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Appellee White, injured when a lamp exploded aboard the USS SARATOGA sued Appellee United States as vessel owner asserting unseaworthiness. It, in turn, brought in Appellant Jackson Shipyards, Inc. (Shipyards), White's employer and the owner of the lamp, as third-party defendant. Behind these straightforward matters lies, however, a complicating prequel.

White had received compensation under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Act (LHWA...

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