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MARTIN v. JOHN W. STONE OIL DISTRIBUTOR, INC.

No. 86-3747.

819 F.2d 547 (1987)

Noah Larry MARTIN and Judy S. Martin, Individually and as personal representatives of the Estate of Christopher L. Martin, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHN W. STONE OIL DISTRIBUTOR, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Patrick Baynham, Frank E. Lamothe, III, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

George J. Fowler, III, Jeffrey A. Riggs, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, GEE, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The district court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing this death action under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law. It is undisputed that Christopher Martin, a seaman aboard the tugboat OLGA STONE, disappeared into the Mississippi River on February 23, 1985, just before the vessel docked. His body was not found for nine months, and an autopsy established drowning as the cause...

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