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DANOS v. McDERMOTT INC.

No. 89 CA 0702.

563 So.2d 968 (1990)

Russell DANOS v. McDERMOTT INC., Compass Welding Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. St. Martin, Houma, for plaintiff and appellant—Russell Danos.

Joseph Looney, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee—McDermott Inc.

Betty Barrios, New Orleans, for defendant and appellant—Compass Welding Co. and Lloyd's of London.

Robert Nolan, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee—Nat. Union Ins. Co.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.

SAVOIE, Judge.

Russell Danos sued Compass Welding Co. (Compass), his employer, and McDermott, Inc. (McDermott) under the Jones Act 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general maritime law seeking to recover damages for injuries he allegedly suffered while falling down a set of stairs on McDermott's Barge No. 28.

In a non-jury trial, the district court found Danos was a seaman and a borrowed servant of McDermott. It found negligence existed on the part of McDermott...

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