CUTRER, Judge.
Dewey Myers made a claim under the Jones Act and the question before us is whether a pontoon bridge is a "vessel." The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment, finding the bridge was not a "vessel" but was "an extension of land" and was not "in navigation." The plaintiff has appealed.
The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff was employed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development as a bridge tender on the Estherwood...
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