SANDIDGE v. SALEN OFFSHORE DRILLING CO.

No. 84-2303. Summary Calendar.

764 F.2d 252 (1985)

Roland SANDIDGE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SALEN OFFSHORE DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant, Salen Protexa Drilling Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clann & Pearson, Susan R. Abrams, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Edwards, Perry, McMains & Constant, Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal, we must determine whether the district court erred in not permitting the defendant-appellant's counsel to ask during voir dire if the prospective jurors would give more weight to a videotaped deposition over a written deposition; whether the court's comments regarding the videotaped deposition constituted an abuse of discretion; and whether the court's instructions on aggravation constituted reversible error as involving an impermissible...

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