Legal Opinion
Harry J. Holmes v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1982No. 81-3486PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This action was commenced by Harry Holmes against his employer, J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. (McDermott), under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general maritime law. Holmes sought to recover for lower-back injuries sustained in 1977 while working as a rigger on a barge owned by McDermott. McDermott appeals from an award of damages against it. Because the order appealed from is not a final judgment, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
I. Procedural History
The case was tried to a jury. On June 5, 1981, the jury returned a verdict in Holmes’ favor. The jury…
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