Landry v. Graham

LeBLANC, Judge.

Appellees, Jerry and Elizabeth Landry have filed a motion to dismiss this un-lodged appeal, contending the judgment is interlocutory and not appealable.

Jerry Landry was injured when he fell aboard a ship owned by his employer, John Graham & Sons. Landry was employed as a port captain when the accident occurred. Landry and his wife sued Graham in tort, alleging he was a “seaman” under the Jones Act and therefore not limited to state worker’s compensation or longshore and harbor worker’s compensation.

Both defendants and plaintiffs filed motions for summary judgment on the issue…