DUPRE v. OTIS ENGINEERING CORP.

No. 78-2987.

641 F.2d 229 (1981)

Joseph DUPRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OTIS ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Philip E. Henderson, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christovich & Kearney, Lawrence J. Ernst, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, ANDERSON and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Joseph Dupre filed this tort suit, predicated upon diversity of citizenship, against Otis Engineering Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Otis") for damages resulting from an injury to the appellant received while performing a job for Otis. Appellant was employed as a seaman for Patterson and Edmonson Construction Company (hereinafter referred to as "Patterson"), but...

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