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KIMBLE v. NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION

No. 26357.

416 F.2d 847 (1969)

Versie KIMBLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George V. Baus, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Donald V. Organ, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and DYER, Circuit Judges, and FISHER, District Judge.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

The main question presented by this admiralty appeal is whether appellee Versie Kimble could properly be found to have been a seaman for purposes of the Jones Act and general maritime law at the time of his injuries. Kimble was injured twice while in the employ of Noble Drilling Company, both times while working on stationary drilling platforms at sea, and in both instances the jury found that he was a seaman and that Noble's negligence...

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