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PRINZI v. KEYDRIL CO.

No. 83-4456.

738 F.2d 707 (1984)

Carl Gerard PRINZI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEYDRIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Arsenault, Margaret Stacy DeMartini, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

V. Farley Sonnier, John G. Swift, Lafayette, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before TIMBERS, POLITZ and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

This Jones Act case is before us on appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendant-appellee on the issue of the plaintiff-appellant's seaman status. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

Appellant Carl Prinzi was employed by appellee Keydril Company as a member of Keydril's drilling crew assigned to the drilling rig Grand Key. In July, 1980, pursuant...

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