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VALLOT v. CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC.

No. 78-3835 Summary Calendar.

641 F.2d 347 (1981)

James H. VALLOT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC., and S. S. GREEN FOREST, In Rem, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

April 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Keegan, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Glenn G. Goodier, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff, James Vallot, appeals jury verdict in favor of his employer, Central Gulf Lines, Inc., and its vessel, the S. S. Green Forest, in action brought under the Jones Act for negligence and under general maritime law for unseaworthiness. He argues on appeal District Court erred in (i) denying his motion for new trial because there is no evidence to support the jury's verdict the vessel was seaworthy and the shipowner not negligent, and excluding...

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