NALL v. CHOCTAW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

No. 27972 Summary Calendar.

425 F.2d 1296 (1970)

Hershel Lee NALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHOCTAW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Tom F. Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEWIN, DYER and CARSWELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Hershel Lee Nall filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to recover for injuries allegedly received while employed as a seaman aboard the tug Virginia N, owned and operated by Choctaw Construction Company. Nall appeals from a directed verdict for Choctaw and we affirm.1

The sole issue on appeal is the propriety of the directed verdict. Appellant's main contention is that...

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