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BROOKS v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE-DOCK CO.

No. 84-3109 Summary Calendar.

754 F.2d 536 (1984)

William Wayne BROOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE-DOCK COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rivers, Beck & Lee, Larry W. Rivers, Robert L. Beck, Jr., Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Edward J. Koehl, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

William Wayne Brooks brought this action pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general maritime law, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained while working as a crew member aboard the dredge LOUISIANA. The jury awarded Brooks $23,000, but found that he was seventy-five percent contributorily negligent, thus reducing the judgment to $5,750. The plaintiff appeals, alleging that the district...

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