BOREN v. N.L. INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 88-5600.

889 F.2d 1463 (1989)

Bobby BOREN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. N.L. INDUSTRIES, INC., N.L. Petroleum Services Employee Benefit Association, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. White, David M. Stewart, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles J. Fitzpatrick, Juanita Hernandez, Matthews & Branscomb, San Antonio, Tex., for NLI, Inc.

Joseph Trovato, William J. Toppeta, Patrice Smiley Andrews, New York City, George H. Spencer, Jr., Clemens, Spencer, Welmaker & Finck, San Antonio, Tex., for Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Before JOHNSON, WILLIAMS and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Bobby George Boren appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees N.L. Industries and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1978, Boren contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever while on duty as a mud engineer in Wyoming. At that time, Boren was employed by N.L. Industries, and was a...

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