FONTENOT v. GLOBAL MARINE, INC.

No. 82-4415. Summary Calendar.

703 F.2d 867 (1983)

Yves J. FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GLOBAL MARINE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrow & Morrow, J. Michael Morrow, James P. Ryan, Opelousas, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis & Lewis, James T. Guglielmo, Opelousas, La., for Global Marine.

Dubuisson, Brinkhaus, Dauzat, Dubuisson & Falgoust, Edward B. Dubuisson, Opelousas, La., for Union Mut.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Yves J. Fontenot, originally brought suit in Louisiana state court against his employer, Global Marine, Inc. ("Global"), for an injury aboard ship. Subsequently, on February 4, 1980, appellant amended his state petition to include Unionmutual Stock Life Insurance Company of America ("Unionmutual") as a defendant. On February 28, 1980, Unionmutual removed the lawsuit from state...

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