OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY v. RUSSELL

No. 25876.

408 F.2d 319 (1969)

OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY and Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. Warren J. RUSSELL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Matthews, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews & Schumacher, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment on a $35,000 jury verdict in favor of Warren J. Russell, who at all relevant times was employed as a roughneck for the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (Odeco). The errors asserted on appeal relate to the trial court's charge, the amount of the verdict, and the composition of the jury. Having studied the briefs and record, we are of the opinion that the case is appropriate for summary disposition without...

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