Legal Opinion
Richard Henry Hughes v. Edward Deckard, D/B/A Deckard Drilling Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1959No. 17635PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The problem here is whether the plaintiff Hughes, a regular employee of Planters Butane Heat & Power Co., Inc., became the borrowed servant of the defendant Deckard so that the plaintiff’s sole remedy for injuries negligently caused by Deckard's men is under the Louisiana Compensation Act, LSA-R.S. 23.1021 et seq. The District Court, granting Deckard's motion for summary judgment, held that this was so as a matter of law. We disagree.
The affidavits, pro and con, are brief and reveal the following facts. Deckard was drilling an oil well on the west side of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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