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OLIVER v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 9524.

222 F.Supp. 843 (1963)

Eddie OLIVER v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Opelousas Division.

October 9, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fruge & Foret, J. Burton Foret, Ville Platte, La., and Daniel J. McGee, Mamou, La., for plaintiff.

Lemle & Kelleher, George B. Matthews, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

PUTNAM, District Judge.

Plaintiff alleges that he was a seaman or member of the crew of a submersible drilling barge owned by defendant, Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, and brings this suit for indemnity under the Jones Act, the maritime law of unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure as the result of injuries allegedly received by him while the barge, "El Dorado", was in the process of drilling a well off the coast of Louisiana. Defendant admits the employment...

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