DANIEL v. ERGON, INC.

No. 88-4611.

892 F.2d 403 (1990)

John DANIEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, and National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Intervenor-Appellee, v. ERGON, INC., Magnolia Marine Transport Company, Ergon Refining, Inc., and Mississippi Marine Transport Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Beanland, Wheeless, Beanland, Shappley and Bailess, Vicksburg, Miss., for defendants-appellants.

Paul S. Minor, Judy M. Guice, Minor & Benton, Biloxi, Miss., John L. Walker, Walker & Walker, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

James M. Anderson, William C. Martin, Markow, Walker, Reeves & Anderson, Jackson, Miss., for intervenor-appellee.

Before KING and DUHE, Circuit Judges, and BIGGERS, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 21, 1990.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellee brought this action against four defendants for personal injuries sustained in a barge explosion. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff on all his claims against all defendants. We reverse as to the plaintiff's Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims against Ergon Refining Incorporated but affirm as to the remainder of the judgment.

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