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BLANDA v. KATHRYN RAE TOWING, INC.

No. 10-CA-96.

43 So.3d 355 (2010)

Robert Charles BLANDA, Jr. and Catherine Vial Williams v. KATHRYN RAE TOWING, INC., M/V Tak # 1, Robert D. Mizell, U.S. Agencies Insurance Company, Inc., ABC Insurance Company and XYZ Insurance.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Band, Jr. , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Kent B. Ryan , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, JUDE G. GRAVOIS, and MARC E. JOHNSON.

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

In this suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. § 688, appellant Robert Charles Blanda, Jr. ("Blanda") appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Kathryn Rae Towing, Inc. M/V TAK 1 ("KRT"). The trial court found that Blanda was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of his accident and injuries, thus finding no liability against KRT under the Jones Act and dismissing Blanda's case against...

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