CRANE v. DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

No. 99-CA-166.

743 So.2d 780 (1999)

Calvin CRANE v. DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

September 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, John H. Denenea, Jr., New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

Richard A. Chopin, John S. Bair, Metairie, Louisiana, Robert Grant, Nelson Wagar, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges H. CHARLES GAUDIN, CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr. and MARION F. EDWARDS.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendants Diamond Offshore Management Company and Diamond Offshore United Kingdom ("Diamond") appeal a judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiff Calvin Crane. For the reasons to follow we affirm the judgment of the trial court, except with regard to the imposition of pre-judgment interest on this maritime case.

Crane was a derrick man employed by Diamond and working aboard the OCEAN ALLIANCE. On March 17, 1994, Crane averred that...

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