HANKS v. CALIFORNIA COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 9795.

280 F.Supp. 730 (1967)

Richard D. HANKS v. The CALIFORNIA COMPANY.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Lafayette Division.

November 9, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, Bob F. Wright, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff.

McLoughlin, Barranger, West, Provosty & Melancon, Lloyd C. Melancon, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, John Allen Bernard, Lafayette, La., for third party defendants, Universal and Travelers.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Robert Acomb, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Universal Services and Travelers.

Adams & Reese, George V. Baus, New Orleans, La., for Noble Drilling Corp., and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.


OPINION

PUTNAM, District Judge.

This is a companion case to Hebert v. California Oil Co., D. C., 280 F.Supp. 754, in which our decree was handed down this day. Plaintiff Hanks, whose immediate employer was Universal Services, Inc., filed suit against defendant, California Oil Company, for injuries received while working aboard a drilling tender owned and operated by California, providing supporting services for a drilling...

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