WRIGHT v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.

No. CA 1963.

461 So.2d 1084 (1984)

Egbert L. WRIGHT v. OCEAN DRILLING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Waltzer, Thomas M. DeRose, New Orleans, Joseph Cohn, St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellee.

Georges M. Legrand, Wilton E. Bland, III, Hebert & Abbott, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before GARRISON, BYRNES and LOBRANO, JJ.


GARRISON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court rendered in accordance with a jury verdict dated October 17, 1984 granting damages in the amount of $216,000.00 plus legal interest and expert fees in favor of plaintiff, Egbert L. Wright and against defendant, Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (Odeco). From that judgment, defendant appeals.

On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court jury erred in finding:

1. With respect...

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