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CARAVALHO v. DUAL DRILLING SERVICES, INC.

No. 93-560.

631 So.2d 725 (1994)

Alvin B. CARAVALHO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DUAL DRILLING SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Boyd Wilkins, Columbia, for Alvin B. Caravalho.

James E. Diaz, Lafayette, for Dual Drilling Services, Inc.

Before LABORDE, THIBODEAUX and DECUIR, JJ.

LABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Alvin Caravalho, filed suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law, alleging that he injured his back due to unseaworthiness of a vessel and/or negligence on the part of his employer, defendant Dual Drilling Services. The trial court found no negligence on the part of defendant and no proven unseaworthiness of its vessel. Finding no error on the part of the trial court, we affirm.

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