HOLMES v. J. RAY McDERMOTT & CO.

No. 83-3356.

734 F.2d 1110 (1984)

Harry HOLMES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. RAY McDERMOTT & COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Windhorst, Heisler, De Laup & Wysocki, James A. Wysocki, Bonnie L. Zakotnik, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

In this action brought under the Jones Act and the general maritime law, the defendant appeals the district court's judgment on numerous grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

On May 8, 1977, the plaintiff-appellee, Harry Holmes, was employed as a rigger by the defendant-appellant, J. Ray McDermott & Company. Holmes was working...

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