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KERR v. AMERICAN TUGS OF VENICE, INC.

No. 87-CA-722.

522 So.2d 190 (1988)

Jerry KERR, v. AMERICAN TUGS OF VENICE, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome M. Volk, Jr., DeMartini, LeBlanc, D'Aquila & Volk, Kenner, for intervenor-appellant.

Gordon Hackman, Boutte, for intervenor-appellant-appellee.

Michael F. Somoza, Amato & Creely, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Antonio J. Rodriguez, Mary Campbell Hubbard, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GAUDIN, BOWES and GRISBAUM, JJ.

GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal concerns a suit by a longshoreman under § 905(b) of 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (L.H. W.C.A.). The plaintiff, Jerry Kerr, was working for A & H Armature as an electrician/troubleshooter aboard the M/V Farmer's Express when a collision caused him to fall on his buttocks, injuring his back. He sued the vessel owners and insurers of the M/V Farmer's Express. Liberty Mutual...

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