Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Fishing Tools, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 16, 1967No. 7763PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
Jonie R. Taylor, an employee of Mayronne Drilling Company (Mayronne), was injured while working on a fixed drilling platform located eight miles off the Louisiana coast. The platform belonged to Humble Oil & Refining Company (Humble) which had engaged Mayronne to drill a well from the platform. Fishing Tools, Inc. (Fishing Tools) had furnished some of the equipment to be used in drilling. Taylor sued Humble and Fishing Tools in admiralty under the general maritime law contending his injuries resulted from the negligence of Fishing Tools and Humble.
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