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JUSSILA v. M/T LOUISIANA BRIMSTONE

No. 82-3102 Summary Calendar.

691 F.2d 217 (1982)

Ronald JUSSILA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/T LOUISIANA BRIMSTONE, et al., Defendants, Pelican Marine Carriers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, Robert J. Barbier, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff Jussila is a seaman who injured his shoulder in a fall sustained on the M/T Louisiana Brimstone, the merchant vessel on which he was employed by the defendant. At night he tripped over a metal rim arising vertically from the deck, called a fishplate, which was not readily visible because it was painted a dark color. Jussila brought suit before a jury in district court, alleging a violation of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688,...

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