LARUE v. JOANN M.

No. 94-2782.

73 F.3d 325 (1996)

Eva F. LARUE, his wife, Plaintiff, v. JOANN M., a vessel Joann M., Inc., Defendants. FLORIDA TOWING CORP., Claimant, Joann M. Limited Partnership, a foreign partnership, the vessel's owner, Defendant-Third-party Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. MORAN TOWING OF FLORIDA, INC., Third-party Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Gabel, Jr., Timothy J. Conner, Jacksonville, Florida, for appellant.

Joseph P. Milton, Milton and Leach, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Moran Towing of Florida.

V. James Facciolo, Kent, Hayden, Facciolo and McMorrow, Jacksonville, FL, for Larue.

Before HATCHETT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge.


GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Edward H. Larue was a seaman employed as deckhand on a tug owned and operated by Moran Towing. In the Port of Jacksonville the tug provided towing service to the Joann M. and assisted the Joann M. to her berth. When the tug's duties were completed she commenced retrieving from the deck of the Joann M. the 200 pound tow line that she had provided to the vessel. This required crewmen of the Joann M. to lift the "eye" of the line...

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