Legal Opinion
Harris J. Doucet v. Wheless Drilling Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1972No. 71-1803PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action against his employer for damages for personal injuries suffered while working on a submersible drilling barge, claiming under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for negligence and under the general maritime law for unseaworthiness. Maintenance and cure also was claimed. After a non-jury trial judgment was for plaintiff based on findings of both negligence and unseaworthiness.
Plaintiff was employed by Wheless upon the submersible barge in drilling operations. The rig was heavily damaged in Hurricane Betsy, September 9-10, 1965, but most of the…
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