LITTLE v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

No. 98 CA 1130.

734 So.2d 933 (1999)

Shane LITTLE v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, Frank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc., Reliable Well Control, Inc., and Reliable Service Productions, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin G. Preis, Jennifer E. Beyer, Lafayette, for Appellees Frank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc.

David A. Bowling, Susannah R. Cooley, New Orleans, for Appellant Shane Little.

Before: FITZSIMMONS, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

Appellant, Shane Little, seeks reversal of the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Frank's Casing Crew and Rental Tool, Inc., finding that appellant's failure to meet the definition of "seaman" under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, entitled appellee to judgment as a matter of law and dismissal of all claims brought against it. For the reasons below, we affirm.

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