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FORET v. McDERMOTT

No. 73-2524 Summary Calendar.

484 F.2d 992 (1973)

James M. FORET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Ray McDERMOTT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 6, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Soileau, John Saunders, Mamou, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John G. Torian, II, Lafayette, La., for McDermott & Co.

John M. Shaw, Opelousas, La., for Atlantic and Reading & Bates.

Before BELL, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

While working on a drilling rig located on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Foret was injured when a railing attached to the rig broke and caused him to fall 90 feet into the Gulf. Alleging that he was a seaman, Foret sued his employer and rig owner Reading and Bates Offshore Drilling Co., the platform owner Atlantic Richfield, and the railing manufacturer J. Ray McDermott, Inc. for damages and maintenance under the Jones Act, general maritime law, and...

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