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BELL v. NATIONAL BOAT CORPORATION

No. 4589.

298 So.2d 327 (1974)

David M. BELL, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. NATIONAL BOAT CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brame, Bergstedt & Brame, by Frank M. Brame, Lake Charles, Gerard T. Gelpi of Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Jones & Jones, by Jerry G. Jones, Cameron, for plaintiff-appellee.

McHale & Bufkin, by Louis D. Bufkin, Lake Charles, for 3rd Party defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff, David M. Bell, filed this suit for damages for personal injuries under the Jones Act and general maritime law. He named as defendants National Boat Corporation, the owner of the vessel on which he was working at the time he sustained the injury, and Taylor's Welding Service, Inc., his employer at the time of the accident. Prior to trial, plaintiff compromised his claim against National Boat Corporation and its insurer for the sum of...

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