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PARKER BY AND THROUGH PARKER v. GULF CITY FISHERIES

No. 86-4175.

803 F.2d 828 (1986)

George Stanley PARKER, By and Through His Conservator, Wanda J. PARKER, Plaintiff, v. GULF CITY FISHERIES, INC., et al., Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas S. BLANKS, M.D., Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie M. Lawrence, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, Timothy F. Burr, New Orleans, La., Denton, Persons, Dornan & Bilbo, Donald C. Dornan, Biloxi, Miss., for third party plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert C. Galloway, James B. Galloway, Gulfport, Miss., for third party defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, RUBIN, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A doctor, while on dry land, gave advice to the wife of a patient concerning the condition and treatment of the patient while he was on a voyage as a seaman. We hold that a complaint asserting a claim against the doctor for a maritime tort, based on negligence, is cognizable within the admiralty jurisdiction.

I.

George Parker, a ship's captain, was employed to conduct daily voyages to and from offshore platforms for...

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