RIDDLE v. EXXON TRANSP. CO.

No. 75-2298.

563 F.2d 1103 (1977)

Baysal D. RIDDLE, Appellant, v. EXXON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney H. Kelsey, Norfolk, Va. (Kelsey & Kelsey, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Guilford D. Ware, Norfolk, Va. (Crenshaw, Ware & Johnson, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and HALL, Circuit Judges.


DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, a welder employed by the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Shipyard) was injured in a fire and gas explosion on the EXXON BANGOR while that vessel was undergoing repairs performed by the Shipyard under a contract with the vessel's owner, the defendant Exxon Transportation Company. He sued the shipowner for damages under the terms of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation...

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