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PERRY v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.

No. 88-3773.

887 F.2d 624 (1989)

Jimmy Dale PERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. DUAL MARINE CO. OF TEXAS, and Highlands Insurance Co., Third Party Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eldon E. Fallon, Stevan C. Dittman, Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon, David & Ates, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kennedy J. Gilly, Jr., Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, New Orleans, La., for Chevron.

Daniel A. Weeb, New Orleans, La., for Highlands.

James F. Holmes, New Orleans, La., for Dual Drilling.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron) executed a contract with Dual Marine Company of Texas (Dual) whereby Dual was to place a drilling rig on Chevron's offshore platform and drill a well, or wells, for oil. While drilling a well for Chevron on the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off the coast of Louisiana,1 a Dual employee, Jimmy Perry, was seriously injured by equipment on the rig. Perry sued Chevron to recover damages...

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