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BRISTER v. A.W.I., INC.

No. 90-3263.

946 F.2d 350 (1991)

Barry BRISTER and Karen Brister, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. A.W.I., INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester C. Stetfelt, Jr., Kenneth W. Manuel, Jacobs, Manuel & Kain, A. Remy Fransen, Jr., Fransen & Hardin, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

Wood Brown, III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before KING and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 25, 1991.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Barry Brister sued his employer, A.W.I., Inc. (AWI), for injuries suffered when he slipped and fell during the course of his employment as a member of a drill rigging crew. Brister appeals the district court's decision, contending that the court erred in: (1) limiting AWI's liability under 46 U.S.C.App. § 183 to compensate him for...

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