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BREAUX v. DIAMOND M. DRILLING CO.

No. 86-3405.

850 F.2d 239 (1988)

Edgar J. BREAUX, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant, and Hughes Tool Company, Intervenor-Appellee, v. DIAMOND M DRILLING CO., Defendant and Cross Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Cross Claimant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry D. McNamara, Jr., Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Tom Richard, Jr., Metairie, La., for Diamond M Drilling Co.

Michael J. Samanie, David B. Allen, Samanie & Barnes, Houma, La., for Breaux.

J. Mark Graham, Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Houma, La., for Union Oil Co. of California.

John K. Hill, Jr., Kraig Thomas Strenge, Lafayette, La., for B.J. Hughes, Inc.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

After argument in this case, another panel of this Court certified to the Louisiana Supreme Court the question:

Does assumption of risk serve as a total bar to recovery by a plaintiff in a negligence case, or does it only result in a reduction of recovery under the Louisiana comparative negligence statute?

Murray v. Ramada Inn, Inc., 821 F.2d 272, 276 (1987). The Louisiana Supreme...

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