Green v. Vermilion Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
144 F.3d 332 (1998)
- Written by Daniel Clark, JD
Facts
The Vermilion Corporation (defendant) was a business whose operations included fur trapping, rice farming, and selling alligators and alligator eggs. Vermilion was under contract with the Bayou Club to operate the Bayou Club’s duck camp, which hosted hunters during the waterfowl-hunting season. Sam Green (plaintiff) was a Vermilion employee who worked exclusively at the duck camp as a cook and watchman. While helping another Vermilion employee moor a vessel at the camp, Green fell off the vessel onto a deck, suffering injuries. Green sued Vermilion for benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Vermilion moved for summary judgment on the grounds that Green was excluded from the act under its club/camp exception. The district court granted Vermilion’s motion, and Green appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Higginbotham, J.)
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