TUCKER v. AMERICAN HEAVY LIFT SHIPPING

No. 96-CA-1521.

684 So.2d 497 (1996)

Kenneth R. TUCKER v. AMERICAN HEAVY LIFT SHIPPING COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1996.

Writ Denied March 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre' P. Guichard, New Orleans, and Frank A. Milanese, for Plaintiff.

Thomas G. O'Brien, Francis V. Liantonio, Jr., New Orleans, for Defendant.

Before CIACCIO, PLOTKIN and LANDRIEU, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

Plaintiff, Kenneth R. Tucker, appeals from a trial court judgment in favor of defendant, American Heavy Lift Shipping Company (AHL), sustaining its exception of no cause of action. We affirm.

Plaintiff was allegedly injured on September 15, 1993, while working as a seaman aboard AHL's vessel, the SS KNIGHT. Plaintiff contends that his accident and injuries were caused by the negligence of AHL or the unseaworthiness of the KNIGHT.

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