Duhon v. Conoco, Inc.

REASONS FOR RULING

TRIMBLE, District Judge.

Ralph Duhon (“DUHON”), the plaintiff herein, is a divorced father of six, who was trained as a carpenter. He is divorced from Charlotte Prejean Duhon, also a plaintiff herein, with whom he had three of his six children. Although trained as a carpenter, the plaintiff had a sporadic employment history and had not worked in that capacity for a number of years prior to the accident that gave rise to this suit.

In approximately March, 1990, International Maintenance Corporation (“IMC”) contracted with Conoco, INC. (“CONOCO”) to perform a maintenance…