BOUDREAUX v. SHANNON MARINE, INC.

No. 88-4618.

875 F.2d 511 (1989)

Michael J. BOUDREAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHANNON MARINE, INC., et al., Defendants, Houston General Insurance Co., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Domengeaux, Anthony D. Moroux, Moroux, Domengeaux & Davis, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marjorie G. O'Connor, Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robinson & Theunissen, Lafayette, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, SMITH and DUHE, Circuit Judges:


DUHE, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a dispute over whether a Standard Workmen's Compensation and Employers' Liability Policy issued by Houston General Insurance Company ("Houston General") covers injuries sustained by plaintiff-appellant Michael Boudreaux while an employee of Shannon Marine, Inc. ("Shannon"). For the reasons below, we find that the district court erred in holding that as a matter of law, the policy did not cover Boudreaux's claim.

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