JOHNSON v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY

Nos. 71-2243, 71-2245.

510 F.2d 234 (1975)

Sam H. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. James L. STARNES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Smith, Longview, Tex., Warren M. Faris, Mat M. Gray, III, New Orleans, La., Sam B. Hall, Jr., Marshall, Tex., Joseph W. Milner, Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellant.

Scott Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., Joseph D. Jamail, S. Gus Kolius, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

E. D. Vickery, Houston, Tex., amicus curiae, for West Gulf Maritime Assn.

Francis H. Hare, Birmingham, Ala., amicus curiae, for Alabama Trial Lawyers Assn.

Benjamin W. Yancey, Edward S. Bagley, New Orleans, La., amicus curiae, for New Orleans Steamship Assn.

William R. Edwards, Corpus Christi, Tex., amicus curiae, for Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.

W. James Kronzer, pro se, amicus curiae.

Samuel C. Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La., amicus curiae, for Kierr, Gainsburgh & Benjamin.

Royce R. Till, Sim T. Lake, Houston, Tex., amicus curiae, for Fulbright, Crooker & Jaworski.

James E. Clark, Birmingham, Ala., amicus curiae, for Alabama Defense Lawyers Assn.

Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, Tex., amicus curiae, for Texas Assn. of Defense Counsel.

Arthur J. Mandell, Houston, Tex., Marvin I. Barish, Philadelphia, Pa., amicus curiae, for Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America.

George A. Frilot, III, New Orleans, La., amicus curiae, for Survivors of U.S. Coast Guardmen who Lost Their Lives Aboard the Buoy Tender White Alder.

Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., Boston, Mass., Tully R. Florey, III, Mt. Pleasant, Tex., amicus curiae.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and WISDOM, GEWIN, BELL, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, DYER, SIMPSON, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied May 1, 1975.

ON REHEARING EN BANC

PER CURIAM:

I JURY TRIAL

On the jury trial issue, the en banc court adopts the original panel opinion by Judge Simpson in this case, reported at 5 Cir., 469 F.2d 897.

II INFLATION

On November 21, 1972 an opinion by Judge Simpson for the panel was released to the parties and was reprinted in the advance sheets of the Federal Reporter...

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