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LITHERLAND v. PETROLANE OFFSHORE CONST. SERVICES

No. 75-2722.

546 F.2d 129 (1977)

Russell LITHERLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PETROLANE OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Hunter, Morgan City, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for Petrolane Offshore and others.

W. K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Petrolane only.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

This suit for Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure was brought for the injuries suffered by an offshore diver. Russell Litherland sued Petrolane Offshore Construction Services, Inc. (Petrolane) and Insurance Company of North America in personam, and libelled Petrolane's barge ALLIGATOR in rem. The jury found negligence and unseaworthiness but failed to find causation under either theory. It then awarded...

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