Legal Opinion
Berry v. Sladco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1974No. 73-3023PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
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William H. Berry commenced this personal injury action against Sladco, Inc. (Sladco) pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. (1970) (Lands Act), for compensatory damages he claims to have sustained as a result of the alleged defective condition of the hydraulic casing tongs owned and furnished by Sladco pursuant to a lease for the purpose of casing a drill hole on an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Berry was an employee of the Louisiana Casing Crew & Rental Service Corporation (Louisiana Casing Crew) which had contracted with…
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