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McPHILLAMY v. BROWN & ROOT, INC.

No. 86-3480 Summary Calendar.

810 F.2d 529 (1987)

Bradford McPHILLAMY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BROWN & ROOT, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence K. Knister, William J. Hamlin, Walker, Bordelon, Hamlin & Theriot, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Schmidt, III, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARWOOD and HILL, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Bradford McPhillamy brought unseaworthiness and Jones Act claims against appellee Brown & Root, Inc., his employer, after a frayed and overloaded cable on his barge snapped and struck him in the face. The district court denied McPhillamy's motion for directed verdict and sent the case to the jury. The jury found the employer negligent and the vessel unseaworthy, and awarded McPhillamy $75,000 actual damages and $25,000 punitive...

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