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CHRISTOFFERSON v. HALLIBURTON CO.

No. 78-1022.

617 F.2d 403 (1980)

Robert K. CHRISTOFFERSON and Oleta L. Christofferson, Plaintiffs, v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scofield, Bergstedt & Gerard, John B. Scofield, Lake Charles, La., for defendant-appellant.

Joseph J. Weigand, Jr., Houma, La., for Diamond M Drilling Co.

Plauche, Smith, Hebert & Nieset, Allen L. Smith, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for Halliburton Co.

Voorhies & Labbe, E. Gregory Voorhies, H. Lee Leonard, Lafayette, La., for Coastal Rubber Co. & Unigard Ins. Co.

Caffery, Duke, Oubre & Gibbens, John Blackwell, New Iberia, La., for Aeroquip Corp. & Travelers Ins. Co.

Seale, Smith & Phelps, John W. Swanner, Baton Rouge, La., for George Meyer Co.

Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse & Nelson, Eldon T. Harvey, III, New Orleans, La., for B. F. Goodrich Co. & American Motorists, Inc. Co.

Before MORGAN, REAVLEY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert Christofferson was seriously injured in an accident on the offshore jackup drilling rig where he worked on August 24, 1973. After filing a lawsuit against the many parties involved in the incident, he settled with each of the defendants and withdrew from the litigation. The district court then proceeded to a trial of the case to determine the rights of the defendants to indemnity and contribution inter se. Phillips Petroleum...

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