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HARPER v. ZAPATA OFF-SHORE CO.

No. 83-3149.

741 F.2d 87 (1984)

Lee D. HARPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ZAPATA OFF-SHORE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abbott, Webb, Best and Meeks, Daniel A. Webb, Michael G. Cordes, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Michael A. McGlone, James F. Shuey, New Orleans, La., amicus curiae, for Offshore Marine Serv. Ass'n.

Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Philip E. Henderson, Houma, La., J. Fletcher Jones, Andalusia, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Lee D. Harper brought suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries suffered while working on Zapata Off-Shore Company's drilling barge and for inadequate maintenance. By this appeal, Zapata challenges the award of punitive damages and the amount of compensatory damages and maintenance found by the jury. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

Harper was attempting to carry a 90-pound rotary coupling part from...

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