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SYLVESTER v. OFFSHORE FOOD SERVICE, INC.

No. 7515.

217 So.2d 430 (1968)

John H. SYLVESTER v. OFFSHORE FOOD SERVICE, INC. and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 16, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel L. Borello, of Adams & Reese, New Orleans, for appellants.

W. H. Boudreaux, Jr., of Dodd, Hirsch, Barker & Meunier, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before LANDRY, REID and SARTAIN, JJ.

LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff, John H. Sylvester, instituted this action against his employer, Offshore Food Service, Inc. (Offshore), and Offshore's insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), under general maritime law, seeking recovery of "maintenance and cure" allegedly due because of a reputed back injury sustained while performing janitorial or steward helper's service aboard a vessel belonging to Offshore. From a judgment awarding plaintiff maintenance and...

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