OLSEN v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 82-3363.

708 F.2d 976 (1983)

Mary OLSEN, Etc., Christine W. Carvin, Etc., Gordon Davis Wallace and Argonaut Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, v. TELEDYNE MOVIBLE OFFSHORE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Charrier, Jr., Robert T. Lemon, II, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant-appellee.

W.K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Teledyne, Pacific & Movible.

William P. Rutledge, Lafayette, La., for Olsen, Carvin & Wallace.

Joel L. Borrello, New Orleans, La., for Argonaut Ins.

Before GEE, REAVLEY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 26, 1983.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

On May 6, 1970, a hot water heater exploded aboard a fixed drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing three workers and injuring six. There followed these cases, which are now appearing before us for the third time. See Olsen v. Shell Oil Co., 561 F.2d 1178 (5th Cir.1977) (Olsen I); Olsen v. Shell Oil Co...

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