ARMSTRONG v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.

No. 92-C-2237.

609 So.2d 1173 (1992)

Ronnie J. ARMSTRONG, et al. v. OCEAN DRILLING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted February 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Steen, Walter J. Riviere, New Orleans, for relators.

Lawrence K. Burleigh, Morgan City, for respondent.

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


LOBRANO, Judge.

We granted certiorari to review the trial court's denial of ODECO's (relator) motion to strike the jury trial requested by plaintiff. We reverse.

Plaintiff, an employee of Atlas Wireline Company, filed the instant suit against ODECO, the owner of the vessel on which plaintiff was injured. The suit asserts a cause of action for vessel negligence under the provisions of Section 905(b) of the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA...

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