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DUVERNAY v. ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO.

Civ. A. No. 9598.

217 F.Supp. 698 (1963)

Leo DUVERNAY v. ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., Inc., Skibs A/S Hassel, and the S.S. BOW SANTOS.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

May 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. R. Occhipinti, Occhipinti, Hennessey, Occhipinti & Casano, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Leon Sarpy, Paul A. Nalty, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Burke, Toler & Hopkins, New Orleans, La., for Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.

Walter Carroll, Jr., Terriberry, Rault, Carroll, Martines & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for Skibs A/S Hassel.

Charles Kohlmeyer, Jr., N. B. Barkley, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., for T. Smith & Son, Inc.

Robert Acomb, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Travelers Ins. Co. and Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc.

Civ. A. No. 9598, Division "C".

WEST, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing before a jury on the complaint of plaintiff demanding damages against Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc., Skibs A/S Hassel, and SS Bow Santos for personal injuries sustained while working aboard the SS Bow Santos as a longshoreman. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the total sum of $77,000 and found plaintiff 50 per cent contributorily negligent, thus, in effect...

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