Legal Opinion
Hartland Dean West v. Kerr-Mcgee Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1985No. 84-3458PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Hartland Dean West, injured in an explosion on an offshore oil platform, sued Kerr-McGee Corporation, the platform operator and majority owner, along with three companies that held minority interests in the platform. The district court filed a thoughtful opinion granting Kerr-McGee's motion for summary judgment on the ground that West was Kerr-McGee’s borrowed employee, and that Kerr-McGee thus enjoyed tort immunity under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(a). 558 F.Supp. 669 (E.D.La.1983). Later, finding that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- John H. Smith v. M/v Captain Fred, Her Engines, Boilers, Furniture, Gear, Tackle and Apparel, in Rem, John H. Smith v. Delta Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Roy Hebron v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Conrad Peter, in No. 88-3797 v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp., in No. 88-3798Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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