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CHAVEZ v. NOBLE DRILLING CORP.

No. 77-2420 Summary Calendar.

567 F.2d 287 (1978)

Anthony CHAVEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NOBLE DRILLING CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Wm. K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Noble Drilling Corp. and Pennzoil Co.

John V. Baus, R. Patrick Vance, New Orleans, La., for Texas Marine & Industrial Supply Co.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

In this tort action, plaintiff Anthony Chavez, a utility hand for Universal Services, alleges that on December 30, 1975, he injured his back on a Noble Drilling Corporation and Pennzoil Company rig or platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast when he lifted an unlabeled box of groceries weighing over one hundred pounds. Seeking $500,000 in damages, Chavez sued Noble Drilling Corporation and Pennzoil Company for failing to provide...

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