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McDONALD v. PATTON-TULLY TRANSP. CO.

No. 76-4019.

590 F.2d 126 (1979)

Clarence McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PATTON-TULLY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY and the M/V KATE TULLY, her engines, tackle, gear, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Wynn, Greenville, Miss., John C. Sands, Chicago, Ill., Otto F. Putnick, Eugene M. Bogen, Greenville, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Burkett H. Martin, Vicksburg, Miss., for Patton-Tully.

William G. Beanland, Vicksburg, Miss., for Orgulf-Transp.

Before COLEMAN, CLARK and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Clarence McDonald was injured while working as a deckhand on the M/V A.P. BOXLEY, a towboat owned by his employer, Orgulf Transport Co. McDonald's injury occurred as he attempted to add to a string of LASH barges from the M/V KATE TULLY, owned by defendant Patton-Tully Transportation Co. McDonald sued Orgulf under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, claiming that his employer's negligence...

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