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VICKERS v. CHILES DRILLING CO.

No. 86-4534.

822 F.2d 535 (1987)

Charles VICKERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHILES DRILLING CO., Defendant-Appellant, v. INGERSOLL-RAND CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Diaz, Sr., Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, La., for Chiles Drilling Co.

Philip G. Hunter, Leonard Fuhrer, Fuhrer, Flounoy, Hunter & Morton, Alexandria, La., for Vickers.

Grove Stafford, Jr., Alexandria, La., for Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Before WISDOM, WILLIAMS and HILL, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Charles Vickers was hurt while working as part of a crew moving a large air compressor off of the drilling rig GULF-STREAM. He appeals a judgment of the district court that the air compressor was not defective. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts

Charles Vickers worked as a roustabout for the Chiles Drilling Co. on its offshore jack-up rig, the GULFSTREAM. The parties have stipulated that Vickers was a Jones Act...

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