Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Gracey-Hellums Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1970No. Civ. A. 70-7PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
On April 22, 1968 rig no. 4 of the Gracey-Hellums Corporation was on location to drill a well in the navigable waters of Louisiana. While the crew was working to remove and replace a damaged part, a sliver of metal entered the right eye of Samuel J. Rogers, a roughneck on the rig. Rogers sued Gracey-Hellums, his employer, and Argonaut Insurance Company, insurer of Gracey-Hellums, for damages under the general maritime law and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. sec. 688, for maintenance and cure, and for punitive damages. Rogers later stipulated that he was not entitled to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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