Braulio Lara v. Weeks Marine, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-06-00237-CV

Braulio LARA,

Appellant

v.

WEEKS MARINE, INC.,

Appellee

From the 381st Judicial District Court, Starr County, Texas

Trial Court No. DC-04-77

Honorable John A. Pope, III, Judge Presiding

Opinion by: Karen Angelini, Justice

Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice

Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice

Rebecca Simmons, Justice

Delivered and Filed: May 30, 2007

REVERSED AND REMANDED

Braulio Lara appeals a judgment rendered in his favor based on claims under the Jones Act and for maintenance and cure. In his second issue, Lara asserts that the jury's failure to award damages for past physical…