Legal Opinion
Torch Operating Co. v. Bartell
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 30, 1993No. 13-92-460-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Justice.
Torch Operating Company appeals a judgment granted after a bench trial awarding damages to Gary and Penny Bartell for personal injuries to Gary Bartell. Torch raises two points of error. We affirm the judgment.
The facts are not disputed on appeal. Mr. Bartell was employed by Plaisance Inspection & Enterprises, Inc. Torch hired Plai-sance to do work on a fixed platform located on the outer continental shelf off the Louisiana coast. Mr. Bartell was injured while working on the platform. He began receiving workers’ compensation benefits from Plaisance under the Longshore…
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