SCHEIB v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS CO., INC.

No. 80-3036 Summary Calendar.

628 F.2d 509 (1980)

Nicholas C. SCHEIB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAMS-McWILLIAMS CO., INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

October 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manard & Schoenberger, Kevin C. Schoenberger, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Nicholas Scheib appeals an adverse jury verdict in his Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and General Maritime Law claims in which he sought damages for personal injuries sustained when he attempted to disembark a dredge tender onto a quarterboat. We affirm.

Scheib, a seaman, was employed by defendant Williams-McWilliams Co., Inc., as the clerk on the dredge ARKANSAS which defendant operated in a canal near Morgan City, Louisiana. Scheib...

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