MILAM v. READING & BATES OFFSHORE DRILLING COMPANY

No. 72-3081 Summary Calendar.

471 F.2d 1197 (1973)

T. W. MILAM and Carrie G. Milam, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. READING & BATES OFFSHORE DRILLING COMPANY, Amoco Production Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1973.

Certiorari Denied April 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Jones, Jr., Cameron, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

J.Y. Gilmore, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The factual situation and the legal issues presented in this case are in all material respects identical to those in Futch v. Midland Enterprises, Inc., 471 F.2d 1195 (1972), decided today.

On June 30, 1964, Arnold Milam, a motorman aboard the seagoing drilling barge C.P. Baker, was killed when a "blowout" caused that vessel to burn and sink in the Gulf of Mexico. Elvie Milam, the decedent's widow and Administratrix...

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