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LAIRD v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 83-3710.

770 F.2d 508 (1985)

Stanley Wayne LAIRD, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Insurance Company of North America, Intervenor-Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant, v. L & L SANDBLASTING, INC., Intervenor-Third Party Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Due, Dodson, DeGravelles & Robinson, Chester John Casey, Baton Rouge, La., for Laird.

Adams & Reese, James E. Blazek, William B. Gaudet, Arthur Crais, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Shell.

Young, McMahon & Levert, George J. Richaud, New Orleans, La., for Ins. Co. of North America.

R.K. Christovich, Thomas C. Cowan, New Orleans, La., for L & L Sandblasting.

Before RUBIN and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges, and SEAR, District Judge.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Stanley Wayne Laird, a painter-sandblaster employed by L & L Sandblasting, Inc., was injured while working on a permanent offshore production platform owned by Shell Oil Company. Shell had contracted with L & L to repaint the platform. There was evidence that, while Laird was sitting on a bosun's chair engaged in cleaning work, the sisal rope supporting the suspended chair broke. Laird sued Shell, the platform owner, for negligence...

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