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RICHARD v. MIKE HOOKS INC.

Nos. 99-1631, 99-1632 and 99-1633.

772 So.2d 148 (2000)

Jimmy Shay RICHARD v. MIKE HOOKS, INC. Jimmy Shay Richard v. Mike Hooks, Inc. Jimmy Shay Richard v. Bucyrus-Erie Company, Inc. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Broussard, Steven Broussard & Associates, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

James B. Doyle, Woodley, Williams, Boudreau, Norman, Brown & Doyle, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant-Mike Hooks, Inc.

John A. Jeansonne, Jr., Jeansonne & Remondet, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant-Bucyrus-Erie Company, Inc.

(Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges).

SAUNDERS, Judge.

This appeal arises from the trial court's determination that the plaintiff, Jimmy Shay Richard, is a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688. The defendant, Mike Hooks, Inc., brings this appeal challenging the trial court's finding. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

The facts of this case are not disputed by the parties. Hooks is in the business of dredging and marine salvage...

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