WEST v. STATE BOAT CORP.

No. 83-994.

458 So.2d 647 (1984)

Michael Kevin WEST and His Wife, Connie West, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE BOAT CORPORATION and National Fleet Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McClain, Morgan & Savoy, Robert E. Morgan, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Camp, Carmouche, Barsh, Hunter, Gray, Hoffman & Gill, Brian G. Meissner, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

This is an appeal of a case under the Jones Act and Maritime Laws of the United States. This action was brought by Michael Kevin West against State Boat Corporation and National Fleet Corporation for personal injuries suffered while he was employed as an able-bodied seaman on the motor vessel STATE VENTURE, and by Connie West, his wife, for loss of consortium as a result of her husband's injuries.

FACTS

The STATE VENTURE was an offshore...

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