THEZAN v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP.

No. 82-3334 Summary Calendar.

708 F.2d 175 (1983)

Eugene V. THEZAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silvestri & Massicot, Frank A. Silvestri, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, Delos E. Flint, Jr., Clayton G. Ramsey, New Orleans, La., for Natalie Tankship.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This action arises from injuries sustained by appellant, Eugene Thezan, while serving as an officer and second engineer aboard the S/T OVERSEAS NATALIE, a vessel operated by the Natalie Tankship Corporation. Thezan filed suit in district court against his employer under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, on the grounds that his injuries were caused by the negligence of Natalie Tankship and the unseaworthiness of the S/T OVERSEAS...

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