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SIMS v. MARINE CATERING SERVICE, INC.

No. 5458.

217 F.Supp. 511 (1963)

Walter W. SIMS v. MARINE CATERING SERVICE, INC. v. The CALIFORNIA COMPANY.

United States District Court D. Louisiana.

May 14, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack C. Benjamin, (Kierr & Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La.,) for plaintiff.

Leon D. Hubert, Jr., (Hubert & Baldwin, New Orleans, La.,) for respondent.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., (Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Cartere & Denegre, New Orleans, La.,) for respondent-impleaded.

FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.

Faced with the mandate of The Osceola, 189 U.S. 158, 23 S.Ct. 483, 47 L.Ed. 760, "That the vessel and her owners are liable, in case a seaman falls sick, or is wounded, in the service of the ship, to the extent of his maintenance and cure, and to his wages, at least so long as the voyage is continued", Id. at page 175, 23 S.Ct. at page 487, this Court is faced with a problem peculiar to Louisiana's offshore...

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