Legal Opinion
Wiley v. Offshore Painting Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1983No. Nos. 81-3468, 81-3469 and 81-3470PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCHMEYER,
District Judge:
This is a personal injury case involving a seaman and two painters who were severely injured when an explosion occurred at an offshore oil and gas production platform owned by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”).
Chevron appeals from judgments awarding substantial damages (over $3 million) to these three individuals. It raises these issues: that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Chevron’s motion for continuance because one of the plaintiffs, David Fontenot, was not present at the trial; and, that the trial court erred in refusing to grant Chevron indemnity…
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