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THOMAS v. EXPRESS BOAT CO., INC.

No. 84-3110 Summary Calendar.

759 F.2d 444 (1985)

Lance D. THOMAS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXPRESS BOAT COMPANY, INC. Cheramie Botruc No. 16, Inc., Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, Daniel J. Caruso, Kenneth R. Bowen, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, William A. Porteous, III, Glenn B. Adams, New Orleans, La., for defendants-third-party plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GEE, JOHNSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

Lance D. Thomas and Penrod Drilling Company appeal from the judgment in this admiralty case in which Thomas sought compensation for an injury to his right hand which resulted in the subsequent amputation of his hand. The jury found Express Boat, Thomas' employer, liable to Thomas for $370,000 as a result of its negligence which proximately caused the injury. On appeal, Thomas asserts that this award is insufficient. Express Boat brought a third...

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