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MOORE v. ASSOCIATED PIPELINE CONTRACTORS

No. 72-2530 Summary Calendar.

468 F.2d 815 (1972)

Mrs. Annie Bell Guffy MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASSOCIATED PIPELINE CONTRACTORS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. D. Atkins, Jr., Lafayette, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edmund E. Woodley, Lake Charles, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant in a wrongful death action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. To hold the employer liable under this Act it must be shown that the death was attributable to some negligence for which the employer was responsible. The trial court found on undisputed evidence that there was no negligence attributable to the employer. We affirm.

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