ROBAIR v. PENROD DRILLING CORP.

No. 98-CA-0222.

720 So.2d 130 (1998)

Alexander ROBAIR v. PENROD DRILLING CORP., General Atlantic Resources, Inc., DEF Insurance Co., and XYZ Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter B. Wright, Ernest N. Souhlas, Robert G. Miller, Jr., Covington, for Plaintiff.

Grady S. Hurley, Jonathan H. Sandoz, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendants.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and JONES and WALTZER, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman, is seeking benefits for maintenance and cure and damages under the Jones Act against defendants, Penrod Drilling Corporation, General Atlantic Resources, Inc. and Universal Ogden Services. After leaving the vessel where he was employed and after being taken to the dock, he was walking on the highway toward home when an automobile struck him. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing his case...

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