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GAUTHIER v. CONTINENTAL DIVING SERVICES, INC.

No. 86-4381.

831 F.2d 559 (1987)

Jerry A. GAUTHIER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL DIVING SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Porteous, III, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Lawrence K. Burleigh, Morgan City, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Continental Diving Services, Inc., appeals from an adverse judgment entered on a jury verdict in a Jones Act — general maritime law action. We find no error and affirm.

I.

Jerry Gauthier was employed by Continental Diving Services, Inc., (Continental) as a diver. On October 3, 1981, Gauthier suffered a decompression injury while bell-diving.

In July 1982, Gauthier...

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