CLEMENT v. SONTHEIMER OFFSHORE CATERING

No. 89 CA 2036.

577 So.2d 1083 (1991)

Ernest CLEMENT v. SONTHEIMER OFFSHORE CATERING CO., d/b/a Sonoco, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. Lofaso, Houma, for third party plaintiff Sonoco.

Estelle Mahoney, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee Ernest Clement.

James Swinnen, New Orleans, for defendant and appellant Certain Underwriters at Lloyds.

Michael Allweiss, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee American Ins. Services.

Joseph Weigand, Houma, for defendant and appellee Burnett J. Tappel and Ins. Analysis.

Before SAVOIE, CRAIN and FOIL, JJ.


SAVOIE, Judge.

This case presents an issue of insurance coverage. Plaintiff, Ernest Clement, a galley hand employed by SONOCO, sued SONOCO, Rockwood Insurance Company (SONOCO's worker's compensation and employer's liability insurer), and Atlantic-Pacific Marine Corporation (APMC) to recover damages under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law for injuries he sustained on February 3, 1987. The plaintiff alleged that he was a member of the crew of APMC Rig No. 14, which...

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