Frederick A. Webster v. Sea Drilling Corporation v. Boatel, Inc., Defendant-Impleader-Appellee

Pursuant to new Rule 18 of the Rules of this Court, we have concluded on the merits that this case is of such character as not to justify oral argument and have directed the Clerk to place the case on the Summary Calendar and to notify the parties in writing. See Murphy v. Houma Well Service, 5 Cir.1969, 409 F. 2d 804, Part I.

The appellant, Webster, brought this diversity suit in the court below to recover for injuries he sustained while working on an oil drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The action was originally based on unseaworthiness and negligence but…