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KEENER v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY

No. 72-2329. Summary Calendar.

468 F.2d 729 (1972)

Tommy Gene KEENER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Bergstedt, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel T. Murchison, Natchitoches, La., Allen L. Smith, Jr., Lake Charles, La., Robert B. Acomb, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, Tommy Gene Keener, was employed during the summer of 1969 as a rotary helper on a fixed stationary drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This job required him to work in "hitches" of seven days, followed by seven days off. Before completing his third hitch of employment, Keener allegedly suffered an injury to his knee while working on the drilling platform. Subsequently he brought an action against his employer and others under the Jones...

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