BURAS v. COMMERCIAL TESTING & ENGINEERING CO.

No. 83-3358.

736 F.2d 307 (1984)

Clyde BURAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL TESTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Bart, III, Laurence Cohen, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Normann & Normann, Russell M. Cornelius, New Orleans, La., for Electro-Coal.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, A. Wendel Stout, III, New Orleans, La., for Geo Int'l, CNA & Commercial Testing.

Before RANDALL, TATE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from a grant of summary judgment, we are once again presented with the issue of seaman status under the Jones Act. The district court held that the appellant, Clyde Buras, was not a seaman and granted summary judgment for his employer, appellee Commercial Testing & Engineering Company. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

Clyde Buras was employed by Commercial...

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