Legal Opinion
Otis L. Corban v. Skelly Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1958No. 16984PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
In a personal injury action based on negligence and removed to the United States District Court by reason of diversity of citizenship, a summary judgment was entered in favor of the defendant, Skelly Oil Company. The plaintiff, Otis L. Corban, has appealed.
Skelly Oil Company, which we will abbreviate as Skelly, had producing oil wells in a field in Arkansas near Texark-ana. The pump in one of these wells stopped working. Skelly’s employee, George Hoover, described as a pumper of the particular well, notified his superior, Arthur L. Thomas, that the pump was not operating.…
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- Sunray Oil Corporation v. AllbrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Brothers v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
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