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DUGAS v. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

No. 23495.

378 F.2d 271 (1967)

Roland J. DUGAS, Appellant, v. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry H. Bankston, of Maughan & Bankston, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

Tom F. Phillips, of Taylor, Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, John I. Moore, Baton Rouge, La., for appellee

Before RIVES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges, and CONNALLY, District Judge.

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This action was by a longshoreman against a shipowner to recover for personal injuries allegedly caused by an unseaworthy condition of the ship. The district court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the ensuing judgment this appeal is prosecuted. There is no substantial dispute about the facts.

The longshoreman Dugas was employed by Rogers Terminal and Shipping Corporation at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The...

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