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MASSEY v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 66-34.

317 F.Supp. 37 (1970)

Alfred M. MASSEY v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS, INC., and Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

September 1, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. P. Macmurdo, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff.

Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

WEST, Chief Judge:

This Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, case is based upon an injury to a seaman who was attempting to leave the DB-1, a derrick barge, to board the crewboat Chickcharney. When the plaintiff, Alfred M. Massey, jumped or stepped from the DB-1 ladder to the crewboat, his feet went out from under him and he fell. He got up once or twice, only to fall again each time. After the trial, this Court held that the vessel was not unseaworthy and that the...

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