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MANUEL v. P.A.W. DRILLING & WELL SERVICE, INC.

No. 97-30008.

135 F.3d 344 (1998)

Arabie J. MANUEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.A.W. DRILLING & WELL SERVICE, INC.; Westwood Insurance Company, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Neville Gee, III, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anthony John Staines, Valerie Anne Young, Staines, Eppling & Myers, Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, DAVIS and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Arabie J. Manuel appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to his employer, P.A.W. Drilling & Well Service, Inc., and its insurer dismissing Manuel's action on the ground that he was not a seaman because the barge upon which he worked was not a vessel. We reverse, render, and remand.

I.

Arabie Manuel began his employment with P.A.W. Drilling & Well Service, Inc. ("P.A.W.") in June of 1995, approximately...

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