MARSH v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

No. 92-CA-2760.

619 So.2d 1124 (1993)

Wiley Jackson MARSH v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arthur Smith, III, Baton Rouge, and James M. Patton, Patton & Goodwyn, Birmingham, AL, for plaintiff/appellee.

S. Daniel Meeks, Abbott & Meeks, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants.

Before WARD and ARMSTRONG and PLOTKIN, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Defendant Penrod Drilling seeks reversal of a trial court judgment awarding plaintiff, Wiley Jackson Marsh, prejudgment interest from the date of judicial demand on his Jones Act claim decided by a jury in state court. We reverse that portion of the judgment, deleting the award for prejudgment interest.

Facts

Marsh was injured on January 28, 1986 during the course and scope of his employment with Penrod Drilling while attempting...

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