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BACKHUS v. TRANSIT CAS. CO.

Nos. CA 87 0841, CA 87 1604.

532 So.2d 447 (1988)

Alma Bennett BACKHUS and Lawrence H. Backhus v. TRANSIT CASUALTY COMPANY, Bruce Boat Rentals, Inc., Placid Oil Company and Greyship Corp.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Scott Ramsey, Jr., Berwick, La., for Alma Bennett Backhus, et al., plaintiffs.

Messrs. Frank A. Piccolo & Daniel A. Webb, Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, New Orleans, La., for Placid Oil Co., defendant.

Dale Martin, Lippman Firm, Morgan City, La., for Bruce Boat Rentals, Inc., defendant.

Peter L. Hilbert, Jr., David Barnett, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Celleni & Land, New Orleans, La., for Greyship Corp., defendant.

Carey J. Guglielmo, Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Baton Rouge, La., for La. Ins. Guar. Ass'n, defendant.

Nan M. Landry, Landry, Watkins & Bonin, New Iberia, La., for Teascorp Energy Services, Inc., defendant.

Robert A. Redwine, Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine, Nathan & Winn, New Orleans, La., for Angelina Cas. Co., defendant.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LOTTINGER and FOIL, JJ.

FOIL, Judge.

In this maritime personal injury suit, we are asked to decide whether the trial court was correct in entering summary judgment in favor of three defendants. Because we hold the dismissed defendants are not liable to the plaintiff as a matter of law, we affirm.

FACTS

Alma Backhus brought this maritime suit seeking damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law claiming she sustained injuries when she slipped and fell on the deck...

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