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Green v. Vermilion Corp.
Citation:
144 F.3d 332 (1998)Facts
The Vermilion Corporation employed Green at a duck camp operated pursuant to a contract with the Bayou Club. The camp was located on marsh land near a private canal off a bayou. During duck season (approximately three months), Green worked as both a cook and watchman at the camp. For the rest of the year, he served as a watchman, performed general maintenance, and cooked lunch for Vermilion employees working in the area. Green worked exclusively at the camp and was required to stay there from Monday morning until Friday noon. He occasionally assisted in mooring and unloading supply boats that docked at the camp. On May 10, 1994, Lee Guidry, a Vermilion employee, was piloting the M/V GADWALL, a vessel under eighteen tons. Guidry asked Green to assist in tying up the vessel and unloading supplies. While mooring the vessel, Green boarded the M/V GADWALL, slipped and fell on the deck, sustaining injuries to his neck and back. Besides operating the duck camp, Vermilion also used the location as a headquarters for other operations, including harvesting alligator eggs, trapping alligators, fur trapping, shrimping, and rice farming.
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