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BARNES v. WALL SHIPYARD

No. 86-CA-303.

498 So.2d 74 (1986)

William BARNES v. WALL SHIPYARD & C. Mackzito Co. and Tug Boat, Inc., United States P. & I. Agency, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Le Grand and Norman Mopsik, Norman Mopsik & Associates, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald A. Johnson and Sidney W. Degan, III, Johnson & McAlpine, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and DUFRESNE, JJ.

BOWES, Judge.

On October 7, 1977, while appellant, William Barnes, was employed by Wall Shipyard, Inc. as a tac welder, he was requested by the captain of the M/V C/Mack Zito tug boat to tie up an anchor line with a rope. As the tug floated away, the rope caught appellant's hand, causing the rope to tighten up on his right wrist; as a result, his right hand was injured.

On September 5, 1978, appellant filed a petition naming Wall Shipyard and C. Mackzito Co...

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