SIMEON v. T. SMITH & SON, INC.

No. 86-3389.

852 F.2d 1421 (1988)

Jules SIMEON, Sr., and Ida Mae Griffin Simeon, Wife of Jules Simeon, Sr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. T. SMITH & SON, INC., Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. LUMAR MARINE, INC., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry S. Provosty, David L. Carrigee, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, La., for Lumar Marine, Inc.

William A. Porteous, III, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for Simeon.

Paul N. Vance, Andre J. Mouledoux, Harvey J. Godofsky, New Orleans, La., for T. Smith.

Before KING, WILLIAMS, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Jules Simeon (Simeon), a deckhand on a derrick barge owned by T. Smith & Son, Inc. (Smith), was badly injured when his foot and leg were caught in a mooring line running from his barge to an adjacent hopper barge being prematurely towed away by a tug owned by Lumar Marine, Inc. (Lumar). Simeon sued his employer, Smith, alleging Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness. He sued Lumar alleging general maritime negligence. His wife sued both defendants...

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