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JENKINS v. DIXIE RENTAL TOOLS AND CASING CREWS, INC.

No. 9476.

283 So.2d 271 (1973)

Fenwick JENKINS v. DIXIE RENTAL TOOLS AND CASING CREWS, INC. and the Travelers Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1973.

Writ Refused November 28, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

France W. Watts, III, Franklinton, for appellant.

Richard A. Deas, Metairie, Garic K. Barranger, Covington, and John N. Gallaspy, Bogalusa, for appellees.

Before SARTAIN, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ.

WATSON, Judge ad hoc.

Plaintiff was injured by a falling pipe on April 30, 1964, during employment by Layne Louisiana, Inc. His crew was engaged in drilling a water well at Bogalusa. Plaintiff's job was to tend the "mud hose". The pipe, 40 feet in length and 20 inches in diameter, was lifted seven to ten feet in the air by a "Dunn Super-Safety" side door elevator before the elevator failed and the pipe fell on plaintiff's head and right hand. The elevator was rented...

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