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ROSS v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION

No. 72-1890. Summary Calendar.

474 F.2d 989 (1973)

John ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, the BARGE MCM NO. 2, Her Engines, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Cashio, Jr., Maringouin, La., James A. George, Frank J. Polozola, William C. Kaufman, III, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph E. Mixon, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the District Court granting Defendant's motion for summary judgment. The cause of action allegedly arose when Plaintiff, a welder assigned, berthed, and fed on a stationary production platform 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana, was injured by some falling equipment while cutting header supports to allow the equipment to be loaded from the Platform onto a nearby Barge. He based his claim on Jones Act negligence and the...

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