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O'BRYAN v. FOLK CONST. CO.

No. 91-CA-0380.

594 So.2d 900 (1991)

J.W. O'BRYAN v. FOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

On Rehearing Granted February 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl J. Barbier, Barbier & Cumberland, New Orleans, and Terry A. Bell, The Bell Law Firm, Belle Chasse, for plaintiff/appellee.

Wilton E. Bland, III, Peirce A. Hammond, II, Hebert, Mouledoux & Bland, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and WILLIAMS, JJ.

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Claiming to be a seaman, plaintiff, J.W. O'Bryan, instituted this suit against his employer, Folk Construction Company, for damages based upon negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and unseaworthiness under the General Maritime Law of the United States. Fidelity and Casualty Company, Folk's worker's compensation insurer, intervened to recover compensation benefits and medical expenses it paid to and on behalf of plaintiff....

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