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SMITH v. CHEVRON OIL CORPORATION

No. 74-1510 Summary Calendar.

503 F.2d 966 (1974)

Ralph H. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl J. Tschirn, Gothard J. Reck, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

George F. Riess, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Ralph H. Smith, brought this negligence action under the general maritime law against defendant Chevron Oil Company. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, and Smith has appealed.

Plaintiff worked on a "workover rig" (used in overhauling offshore oil drilling platforms), owned and operated by Dresser Offshore Services. The rig was mounted on a Chevron Oil platform situated off the Louisiana coast...

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