TERREBONNE v. B & J MARTIN, INC.

No. 2003 CA 2658.

906 So.2d 431 (2005)

Joyce TERREBONNE v. B & J MARTIN INC. and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Waitz, Mary W. Riviere, Houma, for Plaintiff-Appellant Joyce Terrebonne.

Georges M. Legrand, Patrick E. Costello, New Orleans, for Defendants-Appellees B & J Martin Inc. and Underwriters Ins. Co.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and McDONALD, JJ.


PETTIGREW, J.

In this case, plaintiff sought recovery under the Jones Act, based on the negligence of her employer, and under the general maritime law, based on the unseaworthiness of her employer's vessel. The trial court found in favor of plaintiff's employer. This appeal by plaintiff followed. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand.

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