DEMENT v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 72-2520 Summary Calendar.

471 F.2d 300 (1973)

Kermit Franklin DEMENT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY and J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Peters, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Owen J. Bradley, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The plaintiff, Kermit Dement, brought an action for personal injuries against appellants in the district court under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. He alleged that his injuries were caused by the negligence of J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc. and by the unseaworthiness of the vessel on which he was working at the time of his accident. Following the presentation of evidence, the case was submitted to the jury through special interrogatories...

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