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DOBBS v. GULF OIL CO.

No. 83-3634.

759 F.2d 1213 (1985)

Jimmy Randall DOBBS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 9, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Carlos E. Lazarus, Jr., Sidney L. Patin, Houma, La., for defendant-appellant.

Salvador E. Gutierrez, Jr., Mary Ann Hand, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WISDOM, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case, controlled by Louisiana substantive law, concerns a suit by an injured oilfield worker against a platform owner. The claim is based on strict liability under articles 2317 and 2322 of the Louisiana Civil Code and on negligence under articles 2315 and 2316 of the Code. The jury found the defendant strictly liable under articles 2317 and 2322 for the plaintiff's damages. The defendants...

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