BABINEAUX v. LYKES BROS. S.S. CO., INC.

No. 91-986.

608 So.2d 659 (1992)

Leslie John BABINEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LYKES BROTHERS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied January 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Jones & Alexander, Jerry G. Jones, Cameron, for plaintiff-appellee.

Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, Robert J. Barbier, R. Scott Buhrer, Stephen E. Mattesky, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before DOUCET and KNOLL, JJ., and MARCANTEL, J. Pro Tem.


BERNARD N. MARCANTEL, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a suit for damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law.

Defendant, Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., appeals the judgment of the trial court granting plaintiff, Leslie John Babineaux, $535,000.00 for injuries sustained while an employee aboard defendant's vessel, the SS BRINTON LYKES.

Defendant asserts twelve assignments of error, which present the...

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