WILD v. LYKES BROS. S.S. CORP.

No. 83-3359.

734 F.2d 1124 (1984)

Philip C. WILD, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LYKES BROTHERS STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley, Harold J. Lamy, Dymond, Crull & Castaing, William L. Crull, III, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, John A. Bolles, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN, and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Philip C. Wild, Jr., appeals the judgment of the district court in favor of Lykes Brothers Steamship Corporation on his negligence claim brought under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Wild contends that the district court's findings are clearly erroneous. We affirm the district court's decision, because Wild failed to prove the prerequisites for establishing liability under the LHWCA laid down by the Supreme Court...

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