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GARRET v. DEAN SHANK DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 84-4477.

799 F.2d 1007 (1986)

Richie GARRET, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEAN SHANK DRILLING CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perrin C. Butler, Metairie, La., for defendant-appellant.

Kerry E. Shields, Keaty and Keaty, Robert B. Keaty, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARWOOD and ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judges, and MARTIN L.C. FELDMAN District Judge.

OPINION

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellee Richie Garret (Garret) was injured while constructing a drilling rig on a barge moored in navigable waters in Louisiana. The jury determined that Garret was a seaman, and, therefore, eligible to recover under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Garret's employer, defendant-appellant Dean Shank Drilling Company, Inc. (Dean Shank), owner of the barge, appeals, claiming that the barge was never in navigation...

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