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WILLIAMS v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 81-3512.

677 F.2d 506 (1982)

Bernard WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY and Insurance Company of North America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Band, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, John G. Gomila, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Bernard Williams, an employee injured while working at the defendant Shell's plant, brought suit against Shell for negligence. The district court granted Shell's motion for summary judgment on the ground that Williams was the statutory employee of Shell, with an exclusive remedy under the Louisiana workmen's compensation law. The plaintiff appeals.

Bernard Williams, an employee of Gulf Coast Cooling Tower Service, Inc.,...

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