Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 7, 1987, 86-4313 (David Lazzell v. Booker Drilling Co., Inc.)

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The issue is whether, under Louisiana tort law, a company that had promised to help a non-employee wireline operator plug an offshore oil well is liable for injuries sustained by the operator when, after being refused assistance by the company’s employees, he attempted alone to lift a 150 pound valve.