Legal Opinion
Steven Carl Fruge and Penny Stelly Fruge v. Penrod Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1990No. 89-4813PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Steven C. Fruge filed a negligence action arising under the general maritime law of the United States and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, see 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), and under Louisiana law based on diversity of citizenship. From a jury verdict finding no negligence on the part of Penrod Drilling Company, he appeals. We affirm.
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Steven C. Fruge was an offshore oil worker employed by Petro-Drive, Inc. (Pe-tro-Drive), a contractor which assembles and installs conductor pipe at drilling sites. Fruge was working offshore on a jack-up barge owned and operated by…
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