Legal Opinion
George v. Delta Queen Steamboat Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 2003No. 2001-CA-1902PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
This is an appeal of a judgment awarding damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law for the injuries suffered by a deckhand employed by Delta Queen Steamboat Company occasioned in the course and scope of his work while assisting in the mooring of the boat in Memphis, Tennessee.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Sean George, appellee/plaintiff, was injured on August 27, 1998 during a routine landing in Memphis, Tennessee at Beale Street. The Beale Street landing is the Delta Queen’s normal landing location in Memphis. He had been working for Delta Queen for approximately a…
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