SIMS v. WOOD TOWING CO., INC.

No. 99-CA-869.

757 So.2d 783 (2000)

Derrick SIMS v. WOOD TOWING CO., INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 2000.

Order Granting Rehearing May 1, 2000.

Writ Denied June 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ford T. Hardy, Howard, Laudumiey, Mann, Reed & Hardy, New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant Derrick Sims.

Charles B. Colvin, House, Kingsmill & Riess, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellee Wood Towing Co., Inc.

Panel composed of Judges CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr., JAMES L. CANNELLA and MARION F. EDWARDS.


CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Derrick Sims, appeals a judgment in a maritime personal injury case which dismissed his suit against defendant, Wood Towing Co., Inc. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On December 10, 1996, plaintiff was employed by defendant as one of two deck hands assigned to the M/V Perry Lobrano, a towboat captained by Melvin Williams.1 Plaintiffs job duties included untying and tying the wire cables connecting...

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