McINNIS v. PARKER DRILLING CO.

No. 2004-CA-1887.

905 So.2d 1153 (2005)

Robert MCINNIS v. PARKER DRILLING COMPANY and Stone Energy Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Young, Jr., Timothy J. Young, the Young Firm, New Orleans, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Jefferson R. Tillery, H. Lee Strayhan, III, Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P., New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III and Judge TERRI F. LOVE.


ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Robert McInnis, appeals a judgment of May 28, 2004, dismissing with prejudice his claim against the defendant-appellee, Parker Drilling Company, based upon a finding that the plaintiff failed to prove seaman's status. We affirm.

Plaintiff originally filed a Jones Act and general maritime law claim in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, but the defendant had the case removed to federal court alleging...

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