Hanks v. Luhr Bros., Inc.

Case Date: 03/09/1999
Court: 5th District Appellate
Docket No: 5-98-0405

Hanks v. Luhr Bros., Inc., No. 5-98-0405

5th District, March 9, 1999



ROBERT HANKS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

LUHR BROTHERS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County.

No. 97-L-117A

Honorable Robert P. LeChien, Judge, presiding.

JUSTICE KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

Any seaman hurt on the job can sue for damages and, at his election, have a jury decide the outcome. 46 U.S.C.