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LANDRY v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

No. 77-1468.

595 F.2d 1070 (1979)

Glenda T. LANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert McComiskey and Frank A. Silvestri, New Orleans, La., Kenneth E. Badon, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edmund E. Woodley, Robert W. Fenet, Lake Charles, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the sole issue of whether the district court should have held plaintiff Glenda Landry to be a Jones Act seaman as a matter of law. Glenda Landry was employed as a roustabout by Amoco Production Company when she attempted to jump from one of Amoco's barges to another and, missing her target, plunged into the water and sustained injuries. Claiming she was a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688,

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