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IN RE TWO R DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 91-3164 Summary Calendar.

943 F.2d 576 (1991)

In re TWO "R" DRILLING COMPANY, INC., Petitioning for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. TWO "R" DRILLING COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. Sylvia ROGERS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Larry J. Rogers, etc., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Hanemann, Jr., Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Houma, La., for appellant.

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, W. Lloyd Bowers, New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This admiralty suit was filed to limit liability. The district court has allowed the state suit for damages to proceed, and the question of this appeal is the adequacy of the claimant's stipulation relative to the question of liability limitation.

Larry Rogers was drowned while working for Two "R" Drilling Company, Inc. as work was being conducted from a submersible drilling barge (Rig 20) and a deck barge (CER 701). The widow brought...

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