Legal Opinion
Cole v. Chevron Chemical Company-Oronite Division
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 8, 1971No. Civ. A. 68-1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
OPINION WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNITY ISSUES
This diversity case requires a review of Louisiana law to determine the effect to be given a contractual indemnity agreement.
Mechanical contracted with Chevron to do welding and cutting work in connection with the construction of an addition to Chevron’s plant. Cole, a Mechanical employee, was injured on the job. Precluded from suing Mechanical in tort by the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Law, Cole sued Chevron. Chevron then filed a third party complaint against Mechanical.
In a trial to a jury, Cole prevailed against…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Marquette Casualty Company v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Halliburton Company and Continental Casualty Company v. Norton Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- General Electric Company and Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Cuban American Nickel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
- Cole v. Chevron Chemical Co.-Oronite DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Day v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Strickland v. NuttLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Cole v. Chevron Chemical Company-Oronite DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973