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ELLENDER v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 93 CA 1803.

640 So.2d 845 (1994)

Barry ELLENDER v. TEXACO, INC., Best Oil Field Services, Inc., Cross Marine, Inc., ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company and GHI Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1994.

Writ Denied September 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Hunter, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Barry Ellender.

Jennifer E. Beyer, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee Cross Marine, Inc.

James R. Silverstein, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Texaco, Inc.

J. Daniel Rayburn, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee Best Oil Field Service Inc.

Before WATKINS, SHORTESS and FOGG, JJ.

FOGG, Judge.

The issue raised on appeal of this maritime personal injury case is whether a Jones Act seaman can recover punitive damages under the general maritime law doctrine of unseaworthiness.

Plaintiff Barry Ellender was employed as a driller by Best Oil Field Services, Inc. and assigned to the jack-up vessel known as the SOUTHERN CROSS VI, which was owned and operated by Cross Marine, Inc., when he allegedly...

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