Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1969-06-23

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AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge: In this maritime personal injury suit, the principal question at issue is whether or not an injured employee was a borrowed servant at the time of his injury. If so, under the circumstances here, the injured employee’s exclusive remedy would be for workmen’s compensation rather than for damages in tort. Als…

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