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TURNER v. D & A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

No. 2623.

220 So.2d 223 (1969)

Sevie TURNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. D & A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc., et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson & Sellers, by Roger C. Sellers, Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kibbe, Edwards, Cooper & Sonnier, by Silas B. Cooper, Abbeville, for defendants-appellees.

Before MILLER, CULPEPPER and FRUGE, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for personal injury under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. Section 688) and alternatively for maintenance and cure under the general Maritime Law. Plaintiff alleges that while employed as a seaman aboard a vessel owned by the defendant, D & A Construction Company, he suffered personal injuries caused by the negligence of defendant's employees and/or the unseaworthiness of the vessel. After a jury trial lasting 4 days, verdict...

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