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WENTZ v. KERR-McGEE CORP.

Nos. 85-3289, 85-3414.

784 F.2d 699 (1986)

Judy J. WENTZ, wife of/and John Bruce Wentz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KERR-McGEE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Aime BROWN, wife of/and David L. Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONOCO, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey J. Lewis, Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Laurence E. Best, Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, Geoffrey P. Clement, New Orleans, La., for Conoco, Inc.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Kerr-McGee Corporation owned and operated a fixed platform on the outer Continental Shelf. This platform was used to extract oil, gas, and other minerals from the seabed. On March 2 and 6, 1984, appellant John Wentz, while employed by Kerr-McGee as an electrician, was injured aboard this platform as a result of a fellow employee's negligence. Wentz and his wife subsequently brought an action in tort against Kerr-McGee in...

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