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NEILL v. DIAMOND M. DRILLING CO.

No. 28013.

426 F.2d 487 (1970)

Guy L. NEILL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIAMOND M. DRILLING CO. et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

On Rehearing June 8, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Watson, Keys, Russell, Watson & Seaman, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

D. Yancey White, Guy Allison, Allison, Baker & White, Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an action for personal injuries under the general maritime law and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Plaintiff was a motorman on a drilling crew on Rig No. 21, owned and operated by defendant-appellant. At the time of plaintiff's injury, Rig No. 21 was a submersible drilling barge bottomed in Corpus Christi Bay on navigable waters and engaged in drilling operations. The district court found that Rig...

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