ALLEN v. ST. JAMES STEVEDORING

No. 99-CA-670.

748 So.2d 1232 (1999)

Jerry ALLEN v. ST. JAMES STEVEDORING, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence C. Forstall, Robert J. Daigre, New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellant.

J. Christopher Erny, Houma, Louisiana, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., THOMAS F. DALEY and CLARENCE E. McMANUS, J. Pro Tem.


DALEY, Judge.

In this admiralty case, defendant, St. James Stevedoring, appeals the trial court's judgment finding it 90% liable in the injury of their employee, plaintiff, Jerry Allen. A co-defendant, Veracity Shipping Company, Ltd., was found 10% liable (plaintiff settled with this party prior to trial). St. James also appeals the award of $300,000.00 to plaintiff for future lost wages. Plaintiff, Jerry Allen, answered the appeal, requesting that this court find...

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