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EDWARDS v. STATTON AND STATTON COMPANY

No. 2471.

215 So.2d 387 (1968)

Raymond V. EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATTON AND STATTON COMPANY, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy & Roy, by Chris J. Roy, Marksville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Laborde & Lafargue, by C. E. Laborde, Jr., Marksville, and Lemle & Kelleher, by George B. Matthews, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGE, and SAVOY, JJ.

FRUGE, Judge.

This is an action by a seaman for maintenance and cure under the General Maritime Law. The cause arises from injuries plaintiff, Raymond v. Edwards, sustained on June 10, 1966 while employed as a seaman.

For some two years prior to his accident, plaintiff worked as a cook or steward for defendant, Statton and Statton Company, Inc., on off-shore drilling rigs operated in the Gulf of Mexico. After a fourteen day tour of service on the rig "Vinegaroon...

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