Legal Opinion
Fayard v. Contifleeting, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1986No. CA-4789PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Judge.
Karen B. Fayard appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of her employer Contifleeting, Inc., dismissing her claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 688, and the General Maritime Law on the grounds that she was not a seaman. We reverse.
Contifleeting employed Fayard to obtain and deliver supplies and parts for its fleet of five tug boats. While working on the MARK TWAIN, a steamboat owned and used by Contifleeting as an office or supply barge, Fayard allegedly sustained injuries when she attempted to lift a large, heavy container of acetylene onto one of the tugs. She filed…
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