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ZEKIC v. READING & BATES DRILLING CO.

No. 81-3543 Summary Calendar.

680 F.2d 1107 (1982)

Tomaslav ZEKIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. READING & BATES DRILLING CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilleren & Bains, David Paul Bains, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Adams & Reese, Joel L. Borrello, Alan A. Zaunbrecher, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Tomaslav Zekic, a citizen of Yugoslovia, filed suit against his American employer, asserting claims under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. Zekic sought damages for injuries allegedly sustained in an accident that occurred while he was working aboard a jack-up drilling rig operating in Italian territorial waters. Upon the defendant's motion to dismiss Zekic's action, or, alternatively, for summary judgment, the district court, relying primarily...

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