Rowell v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit ex delicto, seeking recovery for injuries resulting to the plaintiff when he was injured while unloading pipe from his truck on a barge to a drilling barge. From summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the plaintiff has appealed.

The record points out that the defendants are Rowan Drilling Company, the owner of a special purpose vessel and Drilling Rig # 27; Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, the insurer of Rowan Drilling Company; and Alfred P. Cenac Towing Company of Houma, the alleged owner of a special purpose barge used in transporting men and…