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OLIVIER v. MERRITT DREDGING CO., INC.

No. 91-7078.

954 F.2d 1553 (1992)

Sherman J. OLIVIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERRITT DREDGING COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants, South Carolina Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 6, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Hamp Uzzellee, III, Brian P. McCarthy, Hand, Arendall, Bedsole, Greaves & Johnston, Mobile, Ala., for Sherman J. Olivier.

Patrick H. Sims, Cabniss & Johnston, Mobile, Ala., for La. Ins.

Gregory C. Buffalow, Robert S. Frost, Johnston, Adams, Bailey, Gordon & Harris, Mobile, Ala., for South Carolina Ins.

Before JOHNSON, CLARK, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judges.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge:

Sherman J. Olivier, a resident of Louisiana and a seaman injured aboard a vessel in Alabama, appeals the dismissal of writs of garnishment issued to the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association [LIGA] and the South Carolina Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association [SCIGA]. The district court in Alabama dismissed the writs on the ground that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the garnishees. The court held that...

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