Portier v. Texaco, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
426 So.2d 623 (1982)
Nolan PORTIER
v.
TEXACO, INC.
No. 82-CA-0144.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
November 16, 1982.
Rehearing Denied February 25, 1983.
Grady C. Weeks, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee.
Miles P. Clements, New Orleans, for defendant and appellant.
Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.
EDWARDS, Judge.
Plaintiff, Nolan Portier, brought this action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. sec. 688, and general maritime law. Portier's suit alleged that he had suffered serious disabling injuries while working for defendant, Texaco, Inc., as a rotary helper aboard the Drilling Barge…
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