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ARDLEIGH v. SCHLUMBERGER LTD.

No. 87-3330.

832 F.2d 933 (1987)

Hugh C. ARDLEIGH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Edward Sherman, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas G. O'Brien, Edwin C. Laizer, New Orleans, La., for Shell & Ins.

Charles D. Simmons, New Orleans, La., for Schlumberger & Trav.

James K. Carroll, Randall C. Coleman, III, New Orleans, La., for DeMolle & St. Paul.

Before REAVLEY, WILLIAMS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed Hugh Ardleigh's Jones Act claim because he was not a "seaman" doing a substantial part of his work on a "fleet of vessels." We affirm.

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