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HERRMANN v. NICOR MARINE, INC.

Civ. A. No. 83-3622.

664 F.Supp. 241 (1985)

John HERRMANN v. NICOR MARINE, INC.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

September 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Young, Jr., Young & Richaud, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

David L. Carrigee, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENTZ, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff brought suit under the Jones Act and the general maritime jurisdiction. Although the jury made him an award after finding that the vessel ACADIAN FREEDOM was unseaworthy in certain respects, they denied him recovery in accordance with the Jones Act.

The instructions given to the jury by the Court included the following:

"Unlike the Jones Act claim, with respect...

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