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LEONARD v. EXXON CORP.

Nos. 76-2109, 76-2971.

581 F.2d 522 (1978)

Wesley J. LEONARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION and/or Nichols Construction Corporation, and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. Wesley J. LEONARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied Denied December 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald G. Cave, James C. Dixon, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gene S. Palmisano, Bernard J. Caillouet, John F. Reid, New Orleans, La., for Exxon Corp. in No. 76-2109.

Gene S. Palmisano, Bernard J. Caillouet, Ivan D. Warner, III, Richard A. Chopin, New Orleans, La., for Exxon Corp. in No. 76-2971.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, La., for Nichols Const. Co. et al.

Before GEWIN, GODBOLD and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied En Banc Denied December 4, 1978.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

On August 26, 1974, Wesley Leonard was injured while working on a floating construction platform moored to the bank of the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Suit was filed alleging three theories of recovery: the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1976); unseaworthiness of the platform; and maritime tort. Named as defendants were Nichols Construction...

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