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BAKER v. OCEAN SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 71-1953.

454 F.2d 379 (1972)

Thomas E. BAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCEAN SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., Duval, Arceneaux & Lewis, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

O'Neal, Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Philip E. Henderson, Houma, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Thomas E. Baker filed this complaint in admiralty, seeking maintenance and cure under the general maritime law from Ocean Systems, Inc. On August 12, 1968, Baker was struck on the head with a pool cue wielded by Mark J. Ratcliff in the Cross Roads Lounge located on U. S. Highway 90 between Amelia, Louisiana, and Houma, Louisiana, about 7 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana. As a result of the unprovoked...

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