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DOUCET v. WHELESS DRILLING COMPANY

No. 71-1803.

467 F.2d 336 (1972)

Harris J. DOUCET, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WHELESS DRILLING COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 25, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mat M. Gray, III, A. R. Christovich, Jr., Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

John R. Martzell (Ungar, Dulitz, Jacobs & Manuel, New Orleans, La., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action against his employer for damages for personal injuries suffered while working on a submersible drilling barge, claiming under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for negligence and under the general maritime law for unseaworthiness. Maintenance and cure also was claimed. After a nonjury trial judgment was for plaintiff based on findings of both negligence and unseaworthiness.

Plaintiff was employed by...

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