Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1980No. 79-3956PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Before the court are indemnity claims arising out of a personal injury suit.
Henry Hobbs was injured in an offshore accident while working for Oil Well Drilling Control, Inc., an independent contractor, on a rig owned by Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc., which was on a platform owned by Chevron Oil Co., Inc. The accident occurred as Hobbs was being transferred by a Teledyne crane from the rig to a crew boat owned by Coastal Marine.
Hobbs sued Teledyne, its insurer, Chevron and Coastal. Chevron filed third party claims against Oil Well, Coastal and Teledyne for contractual…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Maloney v. Oak Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Loffland Brothers Company v. Everett B. Roberts, O. D. Casing Crews, Inc. v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Strachan Shipping Company v. Koninklyke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maalschappy, N.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Cecil John Ogea v. Loffland Brothers Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Lanasse v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Junker v. CroryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Natco Ltd. Partnership v. Moran Towing of Florida, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Olen Lirette v. Popich Bros. Water Transport, Inc., and American Employers Insurance Company, Third-Party v. Otto Candies, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Hale v. Co-Mar Offshore Corp.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1984
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