Legal Opinion
Ara D. Blackwell v. Cities Service Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1976No. 75-3577PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Negligence during a drilling operation resulted in back injures to Blackwell, who was employed by Trans-World Drilling Company, an independent contractor. Blackwell sued Cities Service Oil Company, the owner of the offshore oil rig. The jury awarded Blackwell $600,000 in damages. Cities Service appeals from the trial court’s refusal to grant its motion for new trial based on inconsistencies between special interrogatories and a general verdict.
Under Texas substantive law, which governs this diversity suit, the verdict and the interrogatories are inconsistent. This injury was caused by a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Moore v. Texas CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- David Larry Wolfe v. E. J. Virusky, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Charles F. Gray v. Martindale Lumber Company, Jack Martindale and Wilmer Martindale, Northwestern National Insurance Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by8 opinions
- Peterick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
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- Jenkins v. Fritzler Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Team Contractors, L.L.C. v. Waypoint NOLA, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
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