Legal Opinion
James H. Bible v. Chevron Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1972No. 29574PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal involves an action for damages arising from injuries Appellant sustained while working on a fixed drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately one mile from the Louisiana coast. The Trial Court, determining this to be a non-maritime diversity suit controlled entirely by Louisiana law, held it time-barred by the one-year Louisiana prescription statute, LSA-C. C. art. 3536, granted Chevron’s motion for dismissal and entered summary judgment against Appellant. We affirm.
It is undisputed that the Appellant did not institute this action until after the Louisiana…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Swenson v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pure Oil Company v. Tracy L. SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Robert Lee Parker v. South Louisiana Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Smith v. Pan Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- James J. Oppen, Arthur J. Luck and Glenn A. Henry v. Aetna Insurance Co., Union Oil Co. Of Calif.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Lawrence Whittington v. Sewer Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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