U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1967

Underwater Services, Inc. v. Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 9, 1967

376 F.2d 852 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Edward J. Villere, Faris, Ellis, Cut-rone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, L. J. Lautenschlaeger, Jr., New Orleans, La., for appellant Underwater Services, Inc., Cavanaugh, Brame, Holt & Woodley, Lake Charles, La., Meredith T. Holt and Donald E. Walter, Lake Charles, La., of counsel, for appellants Underwater Services, Inc. and Travelers Ins. Co., Robert Eikel, Houston, Tex., Thomas C. Hall, Lake Charles, La., Theodore Gol-ler, Houston, Tex., Hall, Raggio & Far-rar, Lake Charles, La., Eikel & Goller, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

We adopt as the opinion of this Court the well reasoned opinion of the district court. Smith v. Brow & Root Marine Operators, Inc., W.D.La.1965, 243 F. Supp. 130.

We hold that the district judge was not clearly erroneous in finding Brown & Root’s employees free of negligence.

Affirmed.

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