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FONTENOT v. TELEDYNE MOVIBLE OFFSHORE, INC.

No. 82-4554 Summary Calendar.

714 F.2d 17 (1983)

Robert Lee FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. TELEDYNE MOVIBLE OFFSHORE, INC., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vidrine & Wimberley, Andrew Vidrine, Church Point, La., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee.

John E. Galloway, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee cross-appellant.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

In the course of his employment for Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc. (Teledyne), Robert Lee Fontenot suffered shoulder injuries while being hoisted out of the hollow leg of a drilling rig. He appeals a jury verdict finding him contributorily negligent. Finding a sufficient evidentiary basis for the verdict, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

On September 1, 1979, Fontenot was a maintenance helper or roustabout on a Teledyne drilling...

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