HARRISON v. EXXON CORP.

No. 86-4565.

824 F.2d 444 (1987)

Donald HARRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl B. Taylor, Frank P. Trosclair, Jr., Opelousas, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John M. Roper, Exxon Co., U.S. Atty., Mary Anna Robinson, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before RANDALL, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Donald Harrison appeals the district court's dismissal of his strict liability claim against Exxon Corporation. La.Civ.Code art. 2322. We affirm.

I.

Donald Harrison was injured while employed by Dolphin-Titan International, Inc. (Dolphin-Titan) to work on a drilling rig owned by Dolphin-Titan. The Dolphin-Titan drilling rig was attached to a fixed platform owned by Exxon and located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast...

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