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SMITH v. BROWN & ROOT MARINE OPERATORS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 8891.

243 F.Supp. 130 (1965)

Roy Inman SMITH, Plaintiff, v. BROWN & ROOT MARINE OPERATORS, INC., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff, v. UNDERWATER SERVICES, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

June 30, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard, Micholet & Cassisa, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Eikel, Feltner & Goller, Houston, Tex., Hall, Raggio, Farrar & Barnett, Lake Charles, La., for defendant-third-party plaintiff.

Cavanaugh, Hickman, Brame & Holt, Lake Charles, La., Edward J. Villere, New Orleans, La., Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, New Orleans, La., for third-party defendant.

HUNTER, District Judge:

This litigation began when Roy Inman Smith sued Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc., for injuries sustained while engaged in marine diving from the Brown & Root Barge H. S. LINDSAY. Brown & Root impleaded Underwater Services, Inc., Smith's employer, whom it had engaged as an independent contractor to perform marine diving services in connection with the erection and repair of an offshore oil well drilling platform.

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