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FRUGE v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

No. 89-4813.

918 F.2d 1163 (1990)

Steven Carl FRUGE and Penny Stelly Fruge, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PENROD DRILLING CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wiedman, Allain F. Hardin, Wiedman & Fransen, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Alan K. Breaud, Roy, Carmouche, Bivins, Judice, Henke & Breaud, Lafayette, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Steven C. Fruge filed a negligence action arising under the general maritime law of the United States and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, see 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), and under Louisiana law based on diversity of citizenship. From a jury verdict finding no negligence on the part of Penrod Drilling Company, he appeals. We affirm.

I.

Steven C. Fruge was an offshore oil worker employed by Petro-Drive, Inc...

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