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BOURG v. TEXACO OIL CO., INC.

No. 75-4324.

578 F.2d 1117 (1978)

Charles A. BOURG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXACO OIL COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOOKER DRILLING COMPANY, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 25, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey J. Lewis, New Orleans, La., Johnny X. Alleman, Thibodaux, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Walter Ward, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Texaco Oil Co.

Before CLARK, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the sole issue of whether a trial court committed reversible error in refusing to give special jury charges requested by the plaintiff Charles Bourg. The plaintiff filed suit against Texaco, Inc., seeking to recover damages for an injury he received while working on a stationary oil production platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Louisiana. The platform was owned by Texaco, but the plaintiff was...

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