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TAYLOR v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 85-3095.

814 F.2d 231 (1987)

Lois E. TAYLOR, Personally and on Behalf of Paul Durand Arnold, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXACO, INC., Defendant-Appellant, v. DAPTCO MARINE CORPORATION, and Platform Well Service, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles P. Clements, Samuel F. Reynolds, Jr., Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John M. Robin, Darryl J. Tschirn, Covington, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Wendell Stout, New Orleans, La., for Daptco.

Thomas E. Balhoff, Baton Rouge, La., for intervenor La. Ins. Guar.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal Texaco, Inc., argues that the district court erred in holding it 25 percent liable for the death of Paul Durand Arnold, a roustabout who was killed when a fire erupted on the Texaco production platform on which he was working. The fire occurred during a fuel transfer procedure. Texaco contends that, inter alia, the district court incorrectly denied its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, alternatively...

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