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MARTIN v. G & A LTD.

No. 91-170.

604 So.2d 1014 (1992)

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. MARTIN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. G & A LIMITED, I, A Limited Partnership (Co. I, Rigs I & II); Aban/Loyd/Chiles, a Joint Venture; Chiles-Alexander Offshore, Inc., Griffen-Alexander Drilling Co.; National Union Assurance Co. (AIG); National Union Fire Insurance Co. & Underwriters at Lloyd's London; [G & A Contract Services, Inc., William E. Chiles, Paul Loyd, the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda), Limited (First Amd. Pet. Filed on Behalf of Plaintiff 8-10-88) ], Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

As Amended on Application for Rehearing August 13, 1992.

Writ Denied November 20, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Uhalt & Rack, Gothard J. Reck, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Preis, Kraft & Daigle, Edwin Preis and D.C. Panagiotis, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee G & A Ltd.

Rice, Fowler, Kingsmill, Vance, Flint & Booth, Winston Rice, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. & Underwriters at Lloyd's London.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., DOUCET, J., and PATIN, J. Pro Tem.

DOUCET, Judge.

In this case, the trial judge granted a judgment notwithstanding the verdict modifying the jury's award of damages to an injured toolpusher.

For about seven years, the plaintiff, Bobby R. Martin, was employed as a toolpusher by Griffin-Alexander Drilling Co. (Griffin). In April 1987, Chiles-Alexander (Chiles) bought the assets of Griffin. At about the same time as the buy-out, Martin's employment...

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