Legal Opinion
Wilson v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 20, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 83-5632 "I" (5)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MENTZ, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On May 29, 1985, the Court denied J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment to compel J.R.F. Enterprises, Inc. and third-party defendant, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless McDermott on the basis that the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act, LSA-R.S. 9:2780, nullifies the indemnity provisions of the agreement entered into between J.R.F. Enterprises, Inc. and McDermott. Defendants, J.R.F. Enterprises, Commercial Union Assurance Company, and David A. Beaumont, filed a cross-motion for summary…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Harvey Corbitt v. Diamond M. Drilling Co., Shell Oil Company, Third-Party v. Sladco, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Laredo Offshore Constructors, Inc. v. Hunt Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Levence John Matte v. Zapata Offshore Company, Defendants/third Party v. Timco, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Burns v. McDermott, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Carney v. Marathon Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
- Jackson v. Tenneco Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985