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LEONARD v. DIXIE WELL SERVICE & SUPPLY, INC.

No. 86-3487.

828 F.2d 291 (1987)

Johnnie LEONARD, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIXIE WELL SERVICE & SUPPLY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gothard J. Reck, Hugh C. Uhalt, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald A. Johnson, Sidney W. Degan, III, New Orleans, La., for Robert Murry Collins, et al.

Antonia E. Papele, Jr., Metairie, La., Terrence C. Forstall, Julianne Owens, New Orleans, La., David K. Persons, Metairie, La., for Mission Ins. Co.

J. Clifton Hall, III, New Orleans, La., for Dixie Well.

Robert I. Siegel, New Orleans, La., for Nat. Union.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Leonard sued his former employer, Dixie Well Service and Supply, Inc., and its insurers under the Jones Act1 to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment. Concluding that Leonard did not qualify as a Jones Act seaman, the district court granted Dixie Well's motion for summary judgment. Because Leonard raised a genuine issue of fact as to his status under the Jones Act...

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