Legal Opinion

Mills v. Zapata Drilling Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 15, 1983No. 81-3800PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYZANSKI, District Judge:

A. DESCRIPTION OF APPEAL

This is an appeal from the district court’s October 15, 1981 judgment which has only two operative paragraphs: (1) one ordering judgment “in favor of third party plaintiff, CNG Producing Co., and against third party defendant, Louisiana Casing Crew & Rental Tool Corporation for indemnity in the sum of $200,000 being that portion of the settlement of the principal claim paid by third party plaintiff, and for the costs and expenses of the principal claim,” and (2) another ordering judgment “in favor of CNG Producing Co., Zapata Drilling Company,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Hobbs v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Campbell v. Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Wendolyn A. Kelly v. Lee's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Inc. (Lee's Old Fashioned Hamburgers of New Orleans, Inc.), State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. In the Matter of Wood and Locker, Inc., Debtor. The Section 1120(a)(1) Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Interfirst Bank Dallas, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. Randy A. Foreman v. Exxon Corporation, Third-Party Cross-Appellant v. Diamond M Company, Offshore Casing Crews, Inc., Third-Party Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Crowley Maritime Corporation, and Jan C. Rolstad, Intervenor-Appellant v. Panama Canal CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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