Legal Opinion
Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1986No. 84-4576PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Eugene Joseph Theriot and Bay Drilling Corp. appeal from the judgments of the district court denying seaman status, determining negligence, assessing damages, and denying contractual indemnity. We affirm in part, but reverse and remand on the indemnity issue.
I. FACTS.
On January 28, 1980, Eugene Joseph Theriot (“Theriot”) slipped and fell, injuring his right knee while employed in Galveston Bay on a drilling barge, the ROME, owned by Bay Drilling Corp. (“Bay Drilling”). Theriot, a torque-wrench operator, was a specialty worker employed by Oilfield Services of…
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