Legal Opinion
Higgins v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 18, 1993No. 93-CA-0536PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN A. DIXON, Jr., Judge Pro Tem.
The issue in this appeal is whether a state employee, injured in the course and scope of his employment on a state-owned ferry, can sue his employer, the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), in state court for his injuries *218under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.CApp. § 688, and general maritime law.
FACTS:
Plaintiff, Rodney Higgins, was injured on February 6, 1987, working as a deckhand on a state-owned and operated public ferry. He sued the State for negligence under the Jones Act and for unseaworthiness under the general maritime law.…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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