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STEVENS v. SEACOAST COMPANY

No. 26852.

414 F.2d 1032 (1969)

David STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEACOAST COMPANY, Inc. and M/V ELENA S, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 13, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Richard Exnicios, New Orleans, La, Roland J. Mestayer, Jr., Pascagoula, Miss., for appellant.

John M. Sekul, Jules Schwan, Biloxi, Miss., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, and CABOT, District Judge.

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

The wrinkle, not a new one, cf. Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Pena, 5 Cir., 1963, 313 F.2d 696, 697, 1963 A.M.C. 355, that differentiates this case from the run-of-the-sea claim for a seaman's personal injuries is the contention which usually strands in fact and here founders on the reef of law that the master of the fishing vessel on a lay was the bare boat charterer or a sort of seagoing independent contractor...

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