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GAUDET v. EXXON CORP.

Nos. 75-3101, 76-1196 and 76-2668.

562 F.2d 351 (1977)

Russel James GAUDET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Ruven ST. PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ruven J. ST. PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION, Bennie P. Toups, Richard N. Boss and Joe W. Moore, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1977.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anatole J. Plaisance, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff-appellant in No. 75-3101.

Jack J. Cousin, New Iberia, La., for defendant-appellee in No. 75-3101.

Michael X. St. Martin, Danny J. Lirette, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellant in Nos. 76-1196 and 76-2668.

John J. Cooper, New Orleans, La., for Booker Drilling Co., et al.

Gene S. Palmisano, Ivan D. Warner, III, New Orleans, La., for Exxon Corp.

Before MORGAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 19, 1977.

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge:

Appellants in these cases seek review of orders in their respective trials granting summary judgment in favor of all defendants. The single issue presented is whether the trial courts erred in holding as a matter of law that appellants were barred by the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act1 (LHWCA) from maintaining suits...

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