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SIRMONS v. BAXTER DRILLING, INC.

No. 10345.

239 F.Supp. 348 (1965)

Vana B. SIRMONS v. BAXTER DRILLING, INC. and Insurance Company of North America.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

March 17, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis E. Mire, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff.

Jones, Kimball, Harper, Tete & Wetherill, Lake Charles, La., for defendant.

HUNTER, District Judge:

Plaintiff has sued under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, alleging that he was injured on May 12, 1964 while working as a member of a crew of a vessel owned and operated by defendant, Baxter Drilling, Inc.

The case came on for trial on December 21, 1964, on the single issue of whether the plaintiff was a seaman and member of a crew of a vessel within the meaning and purview of the Jones Act. The Court finds the following facts to...

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