BROWN & ROOT, INC. v. DeSAUTELL

No. 16874.

554 S.W.2d 764 (1977)

BROWN & ROOT, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Warner L. DeSAUTELL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson & Elkins, William R. Eckhardt, Houston, for appellants.

Watrous & Conner, Ira D. Watrous, Houston, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

Brown & Root, Inc. and Taylor Diving & Salvage Co., Inc. appeal from a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff, Warner L. DeSautell, under the Jones Act and general maritime law for an injury incurred when he slipped and fell while working in a submerged diving bell at sea. Appellants raise questions concerning the duty of seaworthiness, the evidence supporting the findings of unseaworthiness and negligence, and the computation of damages....

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