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REEVES v. F. MILLER & SONS, INC.

Nos. 07-201, 07-339.

967 So.2d 1178 (2007)

Ovie REEVES, Jr. v. F. MILLER & SONS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raleigh Newman, Donald W. McKnight, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Ovie Reeves, Jr.

David K. Johnson, Johnson, Stiltner & Rahman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Intervenor/Appellant, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

Bettye A. Barrios, Ronald A. Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, F. Miller & Sons, Inc.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DECUIR and BILLY H. EZELL, Judges.

COOKS, Judge.

The Plaintiff appeals a jury verdict finding he had not proven by a preponderance of the evidence that he was a Jones Act seaman. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Orie Reeves, Jr., began his employment with Defendant, F. Miller and Sons, Inc., in 1992. Defendant is a company involved in general construction, including construction of buildings, bridges, wharfs, etc. Plaintiff worked as a...

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