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BLANCHARD v. CHERAMIE

No. 73-1971. Summary Calendar.

485 F.2d 328 (1973)

Roy BLANCHARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph CHERAMIE d/b/a Cheramie Boat Works, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Dinwiddie, Joseph E. Windmeyer, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christopher Tompkins, Bertrand M. Cass, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

Roy Blanchard filed suit under the Jones Act and the general maritime law to recover for a back injury allegedly sustained, April 16, 1970, aboard the F/V Sylvan Cheramie, a shrimp trawler of which Blanchard was the Captain.

The jury found that Blanchard had been injured as a result of unseaworthiness of the vessel, but also found him to have been contributorily negligent to the extent of 50%. Subject to the contributory negligence...

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