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WINK v. ROWAN DRILLING CO.

No. 77-2093.

611 F.2d 98 (1980)

Joseph A. WINK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROWAN DRILLING CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Waltzer, New Orleans, La., David J. Letvin, Joseph Cohn, East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence J. Ernst, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before MORGAN, RONEY and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a seaman's action against his former employer which was dismissed by the district court on grounds of res judicata. In 1974 the seaman simultaneously filed a Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion to set aside a 1972 judgment in a "friendly Jones Act suit" and a new action against his employer seeking additional damages on the same claim which formed the basis of the prior judgment. In his motion to set aside the seaman alleged...

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