Lemelle v. St. Charles Gaming Co.

AMY, Judge.

The defendant gaming company claims that the trial court erred in granting a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, who was injured while intoxicated aboard a riverboat casino owned by the defendant. Although the trial court determined that the riverboat casino was a vessel for purposes of general maritime law in its ruling, the defendant again urges its own motion for summary judgment on the issue of vessel status. For the following reasons, we reverse the summary judgment entered by the trial court and render *2summary judgment in favor of the defendant. We remand for further…