Legal Opinion
Whittington v. Gulf Oil Corporation
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 4, 1971No. Civ. A. 14230PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This suit purports to be in maritime tort for damages resulting to plaintiff in an accident occurring October 13, 1967, while working on a pipeline in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, near the east line of Section 35, Township 22 South, Range 30 East, shown on “West Bay Area”, plat filed July 25, 1969. Originally, Gulf Oil Corporation, Gulf Refining Company, and Travelers Insurance Company were named defendants. Subsequently, on April 16, 1969, Shivel, Inc., was made a defendant, and on November 11, 1969, Tassin’s Amphibious Equipment Corp., Insurance…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jack Arnold and Neal M. Demesia v. Shell Oil Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Liberty Welding and Iron Works, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Allen v. United States Fire Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- William F. Cole v. Chevron Chemical Company, Oronite Division, and Third-Partyplaintiff-Appellee v. Mechanical Contracting Engineers, Inc. And Libertymutual Insurance Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Clifford J. George v. Home Indemnity Company and National Tank CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Vera Louise Castille, Individually, Etc. And Continental Casualty Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
3Cited by4 opinions
- Liles v. Riblet Products of Louisiana, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Robert Carroll, Security Insurance Company, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant v. John C. Kilroy and Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Whittington v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Clyde F. Whittington, Jr. v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Shivel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972