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SHELVIN v. INLAND WELL SERVICE, INC.

No. 81-3752 Summary Calendar.

711 F.2d 581 (1983)

Glen Dale SHELVIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INLAND WELL SERVICE, INC., et al., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Blackwell, New Iberia, La., for defendant-appellant.

Richard R. Kennedy, Lafayette, La., Albert L. Boudreau, Jr., Abbeville, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Glen Shelvin brought this suit for personal injuries suffered when he received a permanently disabling electrical shock while employed as a floorhand on Inland Well Service's drilling barge. Inland Well stipulated as to both its liability and the absence of contributory negligence on Shelvin's part. A jury trial was held to determine the amount of damages, after which the jury awarded $500,000 to Shelvin in a lump sum. The trial court had briefly instructed...

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