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VOGT v. WHEAT

No. 3653.

232 So.2d 526 (1970)

Garrett Frank VOGT v. Alton WHEAT and the Circle Drilling Company, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

On Rehearing March 9, 1970.

Writ Refused April 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Fox, Jr., New Orleans, and John J. Maxwell, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant-appellee.

Adams & Reese, Joel L. Borrello, New Orleans, Stockwell, St. Dizier, Sievert & Vincellio, Fred H. Sievert, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees-appellants.

Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, James L. Donovan, New Orleans, for third-party defendants.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit in tort seeking damages for personal injuries sustained while he was working on a drilling rig as an employee of Gurtler, Hebert, Inc. Shell Oil Company, for whom the drilling was being done, had employed Gurtler to drive conductor pipe. Named defendants are Circle Drilling Company, Inc., owner and operator of the rig, and its tool pusher at the time of the accident, Alton Wheat. The petition alleges the injuries resulted from...

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