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LaFLEUR v. M.S. MAULE

Civ. A. No. 15969.

349 F.Supp. 1318 (1972)

Wilfred LaFLEUR v. M.S. MAULE, Her Tackle, etc., and Compania Sud-Americana de Vapores, Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor.

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

March 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Painter, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff.

Edmund E. Woodley, Holt & Woodley, Lake Charles, La., Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, M. D. Yager, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

HUNTER, District Judge:

Petitioner, a longshoreman employed by an independent stevedoring contractor, was injured while engaged with his fellow employees in loading cargo aboard the M/S MAULE. This action is for damages against the ship and its owner, alleging injuries caused by the ship's unseaworthiness. The case, to me, illustrates the accuracy of Mr. Justice Harlan's prophecy concerning Usner:

Much as I would welcome a thoroughgoing re-examination...

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