MARCEAUX v. CONOCO, INC.

No. 96-30843.

124 F.3d 730 (1997)

Leroy J. MARCEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONOCO, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence N. Curtis, Lamont P. Domingue, Curtis & Lambert, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John A. Jeansonne, Jr., George Andrew Veazey, Jeansonne & Remondet, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and LEE, District Judge.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Alleging Jones Act negligence pursuant to 46 U.S.C.App. § 688 and unseaworthiness under the general maritime law, the plaintiff-appellee, Leroy J. Marceaux, brought this suit against his employer, Conoco, Inc., the defendant-appellant herein, for injuries he sustained while working aboard the M/V LAKE CHARLES, a vessel owned and operated by Conoco. Following a trial on the merits, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Marceaux finding...

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