Legal Opinion
Lee D. Harper v. Zapata Off-Shore Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1984No. 83-3149PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Lee D. Harper brought suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries suffered while working on Zapata Off-Shore Company’s drilling barge and for inadequate maintenance. By this appeal, Zapata challenges the award of punitive damages and the amount of compensatory damages and maintenance found by the jury. We reverse and remand.
I. Background
Harper was attempting to carry a 90-pound rotary coupling part from the heliport on Zapata’s drilling barge to a storage room below. While Harper was going down a steep flight of stairs, the barge shifted and he…
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