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LABIT v. CAREY SALT COMPANY

No. 26188.

421 F.2d 1333 (1970)

Joseph Floyd LABIT, Appellant, v. The CAREY SALT COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, La., for appellant.

Jack C. Caldwell, Aycock, Horne, Caldwell & Coleman, Franklin, La., for appellee.

Before WISDOM, THORNBERRY and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Joseph Floyd Labit was employed by the Carey Salt Company to load vessels with bulk salt. The salt is loaded into the vessels by means of a conveyor belt system housed in a structure extending from the land onto navigable waters. Labit was injured when his right hand and arm became entangled in the conveyor belt. Labit alleged coverage as a longshoreman under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq.; as a...

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