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WATTERSON v. MALLARD BAY DRILLING, INC.

No. 93-1494.

649 So.2d 431 (1994)

Aubry WATTERSON, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. MALLARD BAY DRILLING, INC., et al., Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied January 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred H. Belcher Jr., Edward B. Kramer, Baton Rouge, for Aubry Watterson et al.

Douglas C. Longman Jr., Lafayette, for Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc., et al.

Before GUIDRY, DOUCET, LABORDE and COOKS, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.

LUCIEN C. BERTRAND, Jr., Judge Pro Tem.

This maritime action was tried without a jury and resulted in a $498,508 award to plaintiff against the shipowner and its insurers, but reduced by 85% contributory negligence of the plaintiff. Watterson appealed and assigned six errors. Mallard answered the appeal and urged three errors.

Plaintiff, Aubry Watterson, an employee of Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc., sued Mallard under the Jones Act and general maritime law, for...

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