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KRATZER v. CAPITAL MARINE SUPPLY, INC.

No. 80-3615 Summary Calendar.

645 F.2d 477 (1981)

Michael W. KRATZER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CAPITAL MARINE SUPPLY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

May 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Daigle, James H. Brown, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Brumfield & Brumfield, H. Alva Brumfield, III, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Michael W. Kratzer, brought suit for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for unseaworthiness under general maritime law, and for maintenance and cure to recover for the back injury he sustained aboard a barge while in the employ of the defendant, Capital Marine Supply, Inc. After a trial on the merits, the trial court found the plaintiff Kratzer to be 25% negligent and...

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