POLIZZI v. M/V ZEPHYROS II MONROVIA

No. 87-3481 Summary Calendar.

860 F.2d 147 (1988)

Kent POLIZZI, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Insurance Company of North America, Intervenor-Appellant, v. M/V ZEPHYROS II MONROVIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald D. Bann, Carson & Bann, Mandeville, La., Robert C. Stern, Metairie, La., for Polizzi.

Kathleen K. Charvet, Lance S. Ostendorf, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, La., for Insurance Co. of North America.

Gustavae A. Manthey, Jr., Kenneth J. Servay, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, GARWOOD, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Invoking 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), Kent Polizzi seeks damages for alleged back injuries he sustained while working as a longshoreman aboard the M/V ZPHYROS II MONROVIA ("ZEPHYROS"). The jury rendered a verdict rejecting his claims. Despite Polizzi's efforts to find error in the trial, we perceive none, and therefore affirm.

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Polizzi testified on direct examination that he was working as a member of a longshoremen's...

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