Edwards v. Statton & Statton Co.

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is an action by a seaman for maintenance and cure under the General Maritime Law. The cause arises from injuries plaintiff, Raymond v. Edwards, sustained on June 10, 1966 while employed as a seaman.

For some two years prior to his accident, plaintiff worked as a cook or steward for defendant, Statton and Statton Company, Inc., on off-shore drilling rigs operated in the Gulf of Mexico. After a fourteen day tour of service on the rig “Vinegaroon”, plaintiff and other crew members boarded a crew boat to come to shore at Cameron, Louisiana. When plaintiff jumped, or attempted a…