DIAMOND OFFSHORE MANAGEMENT CO. v. GUIDRY

No. 09-01-367 CV.

84 S.W.3d 256 (2002)

DIAMOND OFFSHORE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lela GUIDRY, individually and as next friend of Hunter Guidry and as Independent Administratrix of the Estate of Craig Guidry, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Delivered July 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Rose, Mark Freeman, Stevens, Baldo & Freeman, LLP, Beaumont, for appellant.

John A. Cowan, David P. Wilson, Provost & Umphrey Law Firm LLP, Beaumont, for appellees.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

DON BURGESS, Justice.

Bringing five issues, Diamond Offshore Management Company ("Diamond") appeals an unfavorable jury verdict and judgment in this Jones Act death case that arises from an automobile accident in which Craig Guidry ("Guidry" or "decedent") was killed.1

Guidry worked for Diamond on the OCEAN TOWER, a jack-up rig docked at Sabine Pass at the time of the accident. The OCEAN TOWER's work schedule...

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