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SMITH v. PAN AIR CORP.

Nos. 81-3522, 81-3675 and 81-3638.

684 F.2d 1102 (1982)

Denyse Nettune Jordan SMITH, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AIR CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Martha KOLB, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXACO, INC. and Pool Offshore Co., Defendants-Appellees. PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. and American Home Assurance Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. POOL COMPANY OF TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orlando G. Bendana, New Orleans, La., for Smith.

Brad G. Theard, New Orleans, La., for Pan Air Corp.

Bailey & Leininger, B. Ralph Bailey, Donald D. Bann, Metairie, La., Arthur Crais, New Orleans, La., for Shell Oil Co.

Lugenbuhl, Larzelere & Ellefson, Russell D. Pulver, New Orleans, La., for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., et al.

Domengeaux & Wright, Wm. P. Rutledge, Lafayette, La., for Kolb.

Caffery, Oubre & Duzar, Patrick T. Caffery, New Iberia, La., for Texaco, Inc.

Johnson & McAlpine, Ronald A. Johnson, John F. Colowich, New Orleans, La., for Pool Offshore.

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.

The scope of admiralty jurisdiction over suits arising from aircraft crashes has never been fully explored by this Circuit. These cases require us to consider the extent of that jurisdiction. If there is jurisdiction, some of the cases also involve the effect of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act on such suits. Finally, one case raises the question whether an aircraft is a "vessel" for Jones Act purposes.

We first sketch briefly...

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