Grace v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.

JjMURRAY, Judge.

Earl Grace, plaintiff/relator, a Jones Act seaman has applied for supervisory writs to review the ruling of the trial court denying his motion to enforce the settlement of his maintenance and cure claim against Zapata Off-Shore, his Jones Act employer. We grant certiorari.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

Plaintiffs negligence claim against Zapata was tried for three days, and resulted in a defense verdict on July 14, 1994. Plaintiff filed a motion to appeal this verdict on August 24, 1994, and the Order granting the appeal was signed on August 31, 1994.

In addition to the…