Devillier v. Penrod Drilling Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

In the case at bar, plaintiff Ray Devillier filed suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the general maritime laws of the United States, alleging that the injuries he sustained were caused by the defendant’s negligence and the unseaworthy conditions on board the defendant’s offshore drilling vessel. On September 5, 1986, judgment was entered in this cause by virtue of the jury’s verdict, whereby plaintiff was awarded $494,679.82 in damages (past and future), maintenance, cure, and prejudgment interest. On September 18, 1986, defendant filed…