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CURRY v. CHEVRON, USA

No. 84-3560.

779 F.2d 272 (1985)

Mrs. Loretta G. Krause CURRY, As confirmed natural tutrix of the minor children, etc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHEVRON, USA, et al., Defendants, Sikorsky Aircraft, Defendant-Appellee. Wallace Michael KEMP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT, Defendant-Appellee. Effie Roy STANSBURY, Personal Representative of the Estate of Larry R. Stansbury, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guste, Barnett & Shushan, New Orleans, La., Richard L. Weil, William J. Guste, III, Verne Lawyer, Des Moines, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Theall & Fontana, Gary E. Theall, Abbeville, La., for Stansbury.

Lloyd C. Melancon, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

Christovich & Kearney, R.K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Sikorsky Aircraft.

Before GARZA, TATE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

GARZA, Circuit Judge.

This lawsuit arises out of the crash of a helicopter that was transporting persons to and from various oil rigs located in the Gulf of Mexico. All but two of the men on board perished in the crash. These men both testified at trial that the helicopter had made several routine stops on different platforms dropping off and taking on different passengers. The last stop was at a platform in Block 305B, Eugene Island, where the helicopter was turned...

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