OBER v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

No. 81-3054 Summary Calendar.

694 F.2d 68 (1982)

Louis Michael OBER, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Juneau, Jr., Kathleen A. Manning, Lafayette, La., for Penrod Drilling Co.

Leonard Fuhrer, Alexandria, La., for Louis Michael Ober.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Louis Michael Ober filed suit for damages against his employer, Penrod Drilling Company, to recover for injuries sustained during the course and scope of his employment as a crew member aboard Penrod Rig # 51 on July 31, 1978. Jurisdiction was founded on the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the general maritime law. Trial was before the district judge sitting in admiralty who rendered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and a Judgment in...

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