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DAVIS v. NEWPARK SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR, INC.

Civ. A. No. B-86-0327-CA.

659 F.Supp. 155 (1987)

Roger B. DAVIS v. NEWPARK SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR, INC.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

April 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Barker, Abadie, Harang & Colvin, Metarie, La., for plaintiff.

Francis I. Spagnoletti, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., Hubert Oxford, III, Benckenstein, Oxford, & Johnson, Beaumont, Tex., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Robert B. Davis, Jr., alleges that on February 18, 1983, he was injured while working on board the vessel known as the M/V ARCADIAN SEARCHER. Specifically, plaintiff contends that he suffered injury when the brakes on a winch slipped, causing the cable to run out unexpectedly, and throwing the plaintiff to the deck. Plaintiff initially filed suit in Harris County, Texas, against his Jones Act employers...

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