RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Eugene Joseph Theriot and Bay Drilling Corp. appeal from the judgments of the district court denying seaman status, determining negligence, assessing damages, and denying contractual indemnity. We affirm in part, but reverse and remand on the indemnity issue.
I. FACTS.
On January 28, 1980, Eugene Joseph Theriot ("Theriot") slipped and fell, injuring his right knee while employed in Galveston Bay on a drilling barge...
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