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DUCOTE v. V. KEELER & CO., INC.

No. 91-4645 Summary Calendar.

953 F.2d 1000 (1992)

Robert DUCOTE and Bessie Ducote, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. V. KEELER & CO., INC., Defendants, Lloyds of London and Employers National Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bennett, Marksville, La., for Ducote.

Winston E. Rice, Eileen R. Madrid, Susan M. Vance, Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance, Flint & Booth, New Orleans, La., for Robert M. Collins, as Rep. of Certain Under Lloyds London.

David R. Dugas, Caffery, Oubre, Dugas & Campbell, New Iberia, La., for Employers Nat'l.

Before WISDOM, KING, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a recurring question in Jones Act disputes: What is a vessel? The plaintiffs-appellants, Robert and Bessie Ducote, argue that the district court erroneously granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment. The district court held, as a matter of law, that Mr. Ducote is not a seaman because the spud barge on which he worked is not a vessel. Because we find that a reasonable juror could conclude that the spud barge was a...

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