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FONTENOT v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 11579.

264 F.Supp. 45 (1967)

John A. FONTENOT v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

January 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter, Scofield & Cox, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff.

Plauche & Plauche, Lake Charles, La., for defendant.

EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:

Alleging that he is a "seaman" and demanding recovery under the Jones Act,1 plaintiff brings this suit against his employer, Halliburton, a company engaged, among other activities, in servicing oil rigs. This suit was filed on November 30, 1965. It came on for trial October 28, 1966, on the single issue of whether the plaintiff was a seaman and member of a crew of a vessel within the meaning and purview...

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