Daggs v. Bobby Martin & Gulf Inland Contractors, Inc.

I «McCLENDON. J.

On appeal in this admiralty case brought pursuant to 33 U.S.C.A. § 905(b), the plaintiff challenges the dismissal of his action for damages based on a holding that his injuries were due to vessel negligence rather than employer negligence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Gulf/Inland Contractors, Inc. is in the business of constructing offshore well jackets, platforms and similar structures. On June 30, 1998, it began construction of a fixed platform for Castex Oil Company in the Lake Pagic Field in inland Louisiana waters. In constructing the platform, Gulfilnland used a…