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MELANCON v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

Nos. 86-4491, 86-4859.

834 F.2d 1238 (1988)

Daniel MELANCON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO., etc., Defendant-Appellant, v. BERAUD ENTERPRISES, INC., Third Party Defendant-Appellee. Daniel MELANCON and Tressella Aymond Melancon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and American General Fire & Casualty, Co., Intervenor-Appellant, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacque B. Pucheu, Pucheu & Pucheu, Eunice, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward J. Marquet, Juneau, Hill, Judice, Marquet, Hill & Adley, Lafayette, La., for American General Fire & Cas. Co.

John O. Charrier, Jr., Patrick H. Patrick, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Amoco Production Co.

Richard A. Chopin, Metairie, La., for Beraud Enterprises.

Before REAVLEY, WILLIAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Daniel Melancon and his wife, Tressella Aymond Melancon, sued Amoco Production Company claiming damages based upon Daniel Melancon's work related injury. Appellant, American General Fire & Casualty Company, intervened. The district court dismissed the suit on the basis of its finding that Mr. Melancon was a "borrowed employee" of Amoco, and therefore the suit against Amoco was barred by the Longshoremen's and Harbor...

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