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KNIGHT v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 85-3354.

786 F.2d 1296 (1986)

Keith KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXACO, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Peters, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, etc., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Michael P. Pellegrin, Houma, Edward C. Alker, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, POLITZ, and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Texaco appeals the district court's judgment of $823,863 in favor of a Jones Act plaintiff on the ground that damages remain excessive after remittitur. Finding sufficient support in the record for the award, we conclude that a reasonable trier of fact could make the award and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Twenty-three year old Keith Knight was working as a roustabout on Texaco's submersible drilling barge MATAGORDA BAY on July...

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