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LEVEQUE v. HOLLOWAY'S PROPELLERS, INC.

No. CA 87 1653.

540 So.2d 396 (1989)

Gary M. LEVEQUE v. HOLLOWAY'S PROPELLERS, INC., David C. Madise and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas F. Larocca, Jr., Morgan City, for plaintiff and appellee, Gary M. Leveque.

James B. Supple, Franklin, for defendants and appellants, Holloway's Propellers, Inc., David C. Madise and U.S.F. & G. Co.

John Blackwell, Gibbens & Blackwell, New Iberia, for intervenors and appellees Cal Dive Intern. Inc. & Nat'l. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.

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

FOIL, Judge.

The sole issue presented on appeal is whether a shipowner is entitled to reimbursement for maintenance and cure payments made to its employee from a third party tortfeasor. We conclude the shipowner is entitled to reimbursement, and affirm.

Gary Leveque, a seaman, was injured in an automobile accident on May 1, 1985. He brought this suit against appellants, Holloway's Propellers, Inc., which employed the driver of the other vehicle, and its insurer...

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