BEULAH VOISIN CHAMPAGNE ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE
BEULAH VOISIN CHAMPAGNE ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE
459 F.2d 1042
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1972)
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:
Beulah Voisin Champagne, as admin-istratrix of the estate of Paul John Le-Blanc, appeals from the judgment of the district court dismissing her action against the Penrod Drilling Company for damages under the Death on the High Seas Act. Following trial the court entered its findings of fact and conclusions of law in which it concluded that the deceased, LeBlanc, was an employee of Pen-rod at the time of his injury within the meaning of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S. C. § 901 et seq. The court held that the plaintiff was therefore limited to the remedy provided by § 905 of the Act and barred from maintaining her suit for damages against Penrod. Champagne correctly conceded at oral argument that the court’s findings of fact are not clearly erroneous. It is our judgment that the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence and that the legal conclusions reached are supported by the facts found. Based on the opinion of the district court, 341 F.Supp. 1282 (W.D.La. 1971), the judgment is affirmed.
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