JOHNSON v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY

Nos. 71-2243, 71-2245.

469 F.2d 897 (1972)

Sam H. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. James L. STARNES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing March 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Smith, Longview, Tex., Mat M. Gray, III, New Orleans, La., for Penrod Drilling Co. in No. 71-2243.

Scott Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., Joseph D. Jamail, Houston, Tex., for Sam H. Johnson.

Sam B. Hall, Jr., Marshall, Tex., Mat M. Gray, III, New Orleans, La., Joseph W. Milner, Shreveport, La., for Penrod Drilling in No. 71-2245.

Scott Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., Joseph D. Jamail, Gus Kolius, Houston, Tex., for James L. Starnes.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc March 29, 1973.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

These two actions1 for personal injuries under the Jones Act, Title 46, United States Code, Section 688, are making their second appearances in this Court. In a 1969 interlocutory appeal, we held that, under the special venue provisions of the Jones Act, plaintiffs Johnson and Starnes could...

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