Legal Opinion
Grady Lee Copeland and Deborah Copeland v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1982No. 81-5232PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Not unlike the dangers encountered by early settlers, today’s pioneers in oil exploration must face daily the perils of the sea and the occupational hazards of work on offshore oil platforms. This appeal is a result of a tragic encounter with such an occupational hazard. Grady Lee Copeland and his wife, Deborah Copeland, brought this action against Gulf Oil Corporation for serious injuries sustained by Grady Copeland while working on an offshore platform. The diversity action was tried in the Northern District of Florida and resulted in a jury verdict for the defendant,…
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