HOLLIER v. UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 91-4860.

972 F.2d 662 (1992)

Barbara HOLLIER, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP., Defendant-Appellee, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON, Defendant-Appellant, and Petroleum Personnel, Inc., Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary P. Kraus, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, La., for Certain Underwriters.

Mark A. Lowe, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette, La., for Union Texas Petroleum Corp.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

I.

David Hollier died in the course of his employment with Petroleum Personnel, Inc. (PPI), while assigned to test a well owned by Union Texas Petroleum Corp. (Union Texas) and located on a fixed platform on the outer continental shelf. Hollier and his partner were to perform certain tests on the well several times each day for seven days. Since there was no place to sleep or eat on...

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