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GUIDRY v. BAY DRILLING CORP.

No. 87-3504. Summary Calendar.

849 F.2d 138 (1988)

Harrison Joseph GUIDRY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BAY DRILLING CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua A. Tilton, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Murphy, Peter B. Sloss, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Harrison Joseph Guidry, Jr., was a floorhand aboard the DUHON, a drilling barge owned by the appellee, Bay Drilling Corporation. Guidry alleges that on November 7, 1984, he was handling some slips as the drilling crew aboard the DUHON was running drill pipe "in the hole." When one of the slips jammed because the barge was off center, Guidry claims his left foot slipped in the mud, gel, and water on the DUHON's floor causing...

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