Hails v. Sun Oil Co.

J2SHORTESS, Judge.

This suit arises out of two accidents which occurred on and near a sunken barge in Bateman Lake oil field in St. Mary Parish. William D. Hails, doing business as Concor-dia Compressor Service1 (plaintiff), was hired by Oryx Energy Company (defendant)2 to perform work at a submerged, fixed platform in Bateman Lake. The work involved dismantling several natural gas compressors which were anchored to a barge that was partially submerged in the mud in the lake.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, Chester Henry Boats, Inc., and Hellenic, Inc., for damages allegedly suffered by…