PRUDHOMME v. TENNECO OIL CO.

No. 91-4473 Summary Calendar.

955 F.2d 390 (1992)

Anthony C. PRUDHOMME, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TENNECO OIL CO., Defendant, Booker Drilling Co., d/b/a Grace Offshore Co., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Schmidt, III, Fred T. Hinrichs, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

J. Michael Stefanski, Edwards, Stefanski, Barousse, Cunningham, Stefanski & Zaunbrecher, Crowley, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before JONES, DUHÉ and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal follows the bench trial of a suit in federal district court brought by Plaintiff-Appellee Anthony C. Prudhomme, and his wife, Henrietta G. Prudhomme, against Tenneco Oil Co. (Tenneco) and Booker Drilling Co. d/b/a Grace Offshore Co. (Booker), a drilling contractor. Prudhomme sought damages against Tenneco and Booker for back injuries he allegedly incurred in a slip-and-fall accident while working on a stationary drilling platform...

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