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WALLER v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS CO.

No. 97-CA-0302.

700 So.2d 1306 (1997)

Perry WALLER v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS COMPANY, ABC Insurance Company, Trinity Industries, Inc., XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Edward Sherman, Travis J. Causey, Jr., New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellant Perry Waller.

Andre C. Gaudin, Best Koeppel, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee Trinity Industries, Inc.

Before BARRY, WALTZER and LANDRIEU, JJ.

WALTZER Judge.

Perry Waller brought this action against his employer, Trinity Industries, Inc., (Trinity) under the Jones Act to recover damages arising from injuries he sustained in the course of his employment while he was aboard the M/V American Champion during a twenty day voyage from New Orleans to Seattle. Waller appeals from the Civil District Court's summary judgment dismissing Waller's claim of seaman status. The Civil District Court, in its oral reasons...

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