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SHARP v. NOBLE DRILLING CORP.

No. 96-622.

685 So.2d 608 (1996)

Stephen Paul SHARP, et al., Plaintiffs—Appellants, v. NOBLE DRILLING CORP. et al., Defendants—Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Marie Williams, New Orleans, for Stephen Paul Sharp et al.

Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Lafayette, for Noble Drilling Corp., et al.

Gregory Scott Erwin, Daniel G. Brenner, Alexandria, for Beverly B. Sharp.

Before YELVERTON, WOODARD and AMY, JJ.

WOODARD, Judge.

Adult sons of deceased individual, who died as a result of an accident off the coast of Nigeria, appeal trial court's granting of summary judgment on behalf of defendant oil drilling company for intentional infliction of emotional distress and mishandling of decedent's remains. We affirm.

FACTS

On November 13, 1994, Roger Sharp died after a fatal accident aboard the rig Yucatan, off the coast of Nigeria. At the time of his...

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