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BENOIT v. ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, INC.

17-101.

230 So.3d 997 (2017)

Carl Joseph BENOIT and Patricia Faye Benoit v. ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 8, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Bateman , Bateman Law Firm, 6010 Perkins Road, Ste A, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, (225) 766-8484, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES: Carl Joseph Benoit, Patricia Faye Benoit

Brian D. Wallace , Bruce V. Schewe , Evans Martin McLeod , Meredith W. Blanque , Phelps, Dunbar, LLP, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70130-6534, (504) 566-1311, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT: St. Charles Gaming Company, Inc. d/b/a Isle of Capri Casino — Lake Charles

Court composed of John D. Saunders, Marc T. Amy, Elizabeth A. Pickett, Billy Howard Ezell, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges.

The defendant owner of a riverboat casino appeals the trial court's denial of its motion for summary judgment and grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff that its casino is a vessel and that the plaintiff is a Jones Act seaman. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court's judgment and grant judgment in favor...

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