DAUGHERTY v. CROSS MARINE, INC.

No. 91-CA-0897.

598 So.2d 595 (1992)

Joseph D. DAUGHERTY v. CROSS MARINE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Capitelli & Wicker, T. Carey Wicker, III, Richard A. Bordelon, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Burke & Mayer, Wm. Daniel Wellons, William B. Schwartz, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ., and TREVOR G. BRYAN, J. Pro Tem.


TREVOR G. BRYAN, Judge Pro Tem.

In this maritime action, defendant, Cross Marine, Inc. (Cross) appeals a trial court judgment on the issues of plaintiff's status as a seaman, plaintiff's negligence, seaworthiness of a vessel and damages.

Plaintiff, Joseph D. Daugherty, an employee of Cross, sued Cross under the Jones Act, general maritime law, and laws of the State of Louisiana, for injuries he allegedly sustained in the course of his employment. After trial...

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