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CREPPEL v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 82-3673.

738 F.2d 699 (1984)

Dennis CREPPEL, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams & Reese, James E. Blazek, Lynn M. Luker, Arthur A. Crais, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee cross-appellant.

Heisler & Wysocki, Edmond J. Harris, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

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

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Shell Oil Co. appeals from a jury verdict finding it liable to Dennis Creppel for damages to his shrimp boat allegedly incurred on a Shell mineral lease on a navigable waterway in Louisiana territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Because the trial court did not instruct the jury properly on the duty of care that Shell owed Creppel, we reverse.

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