WALKER v. BLACKSEA S. S. CO.

No. 79-1953.

637 F.2d 287 (1981)

Simmie L. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The BLACKSEA STEAMSHIP COMPANY et al., Defendants, Baltic Shipping Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gustave A. Manthey, Jr., J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry, W. Glenn Burns, Stephen B. Murray, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, KUNZIG, Judge, and RANDALL, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 17, 1981.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This is a maritime negligence suit brought by Simmie L. Walker against Baltic Shipping Company, owner of the M/V ATKARSK, to recover damages for physical injuries Walker sustained when he slipped and fell down a ladder of the M/V ATKARSK. At the time of his injury, Walker was working on the M/V ATKARSK as a longshoreman winch operator...

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