Legal Opinion
Branch v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1986No. 84-3050PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of an offshore oil platform accident in which Richard W. Branch, Jr. and James Danny Marlowe, two painters employed by Platform Coating Services, Inc., were killed. Their survivors sought damages from Chevron U.S.A., Inc., owner of the platform, based on allegations of negligence and strict liability. William McMurrain, a Platform Coating co-employee, brought an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained during a rescue attempt. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the Branch" and Marlowe plaintiffs on their…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co., in the Matter of the Complaint of Tractug Associates and Faustug Marine Corporation for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the Zp Chalone, Zp Caymus and Zp Condon, and Odeco, Inc., Marathon Oil Co. v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co., Faustug Marine Corp., Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co., and Faustug Marine Corp., Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co., Continental Insurance Company and Tractug Associates v. John E. Chance & Associates, Inc., in the Matter of the Complaint of Tractug Associates and Faustug Marine Corporation for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the Zp Chalone, Zp Caymus and Zp Condon, and Odeco, Inc., Marathon Oil Co. v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co., Continental Insurance Company v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. v. McMoran Offshore Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Mrs. Wanda Selman Branch, Cross-Appellees v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant v. Chevron International Oil Company, Inc., Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Defendant-Third-Party Cross-Appellant v. Platform Coating, Third-Party Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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