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VAN ATTA v. TEAM SERVICES, INC.

No. 96 CA 0190.

684 So.2d 472 (1996)

Eddie VAN ATTA v. TEAM SERVICES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher B. Siegrist, Houma, for Appellee Plaintiff Eddie Van Atta.

David K. Johnson, Baton Rouge, for Appellant Defendant Team Services, Inc.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and FOIL and FOGG, JJ.

FOIL, Judge.

This appeal challenges numerous aspects of a trial court's determination that plaintiff is entitled to damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law. After a thorough review of the record, we reverse, finding manifest error in the trial court's finding that plaintiff is a "seaman."

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Eddie Van Atta, brought this lawsuit against his maritime employer, Team Services, Inc., seeking to recover...

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