BIBLE v. CHEVRON OIL COMPANY

No. 29574.

460 F.2d 1218 (1972)

James H. BIBLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON OIL COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Martzell, Ungar, Dulitz & Martzell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry D. McNamara, Jr., Mouton, Roy, Carmouche & Hailey, Metairie, La., for American Chain and Cable Co., Inc., Wright Hoist Div.

Frank C. Allen, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Chevron Oil Co.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and WISDOM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal involves an action for damages arising from injuries Appellant sustained while working on a fixed drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately one mile from the Louisiana coast. The Trial Court, determining this to be a non-maritime diversity suit controlled entirely by Louisiana law, held it time-barred by the one-year Louisiana prescription statute, LSA-C. C. art. 3536, granted Chevron's motion for dismissal and entered...

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