COUTEE v. GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING CO.

No. 2005-C-0756.

924 So.2d 112 (2006)

Delton COUTEE v. GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fowler, Rodriguez & Chalos, George J. Fowler, III, Jon W. Wise, Delos E. Flint, Jr., New Orleans, Lemle & Kelleher, Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III, for applicant.

Rivers, Beck, Dalrymple & Ledet, Eugene A. Ledet, Jr., Alexandria, for respondent.


VICTORY, J.

We granted a writ application in this Jones Act case to determine whether the court of appeal violated the manifest error standard of review in reversing the trial court's ruling that the plaintiff failed to establish the defendant was negligent, or that the vessel or any of its appurtenances were not reasonably fit and safe for their intended purposes. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal, which...

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