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VINCENT v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

No. 7048.

372 So.2d 807 (1979)

Thomas VINCENT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Henry Sanders, Jena, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hebert, Abbott & Horack, Lawrence E. Abbott and Daniel A. Webb, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before WATSON, FORET and CUTRER, Judges.

CUTRER, Judge.

Thomas Vincent filed this action for damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the general maritime law in the Parish of LaSalle as a result of injuries he allegedly sustained on May 22, 1978 while working on a drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico in United States territorial waters. The defendants are Vincent's employer, Penrod Drilling Company (Penrod), John Whitehead, Granite State Insurance Company (Granite State) and Stonewall...

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