PORCHE v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP.

No. 88-CA-2140.

550 So.2d 278 (1989)

Lawrence E. PORCHE v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. McKearn, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

James B. Kemp, Jr., Clayton G. Ramsey, Ira J. Rosenzweig, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and PLOTKIN and BECKER, JJ.


BECKER, Judge.

On September 24, 1985, the plaintiff/appellee Lawrence Porche was employed as a seaman aboard the S/T Overseas Arctic which was owned and operated by the defendant/appellant Maritime Overseas Corporation. The plaintiff was serving as a deck/engine/utility worker whose primary responsibility was to keep the engine room clean and free from oil and grease.

On September 24, 1985, the date of his accident, Mr. Porche testified that he had been standing...

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