Legal Opinion
Jernigan v. Ashland Oil, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 18, 1991No. Civ. A. No. 90-0585Published
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
In January of 1989, Ashland Pipe Line Company, a subsidiary of Ashland Oil Company, entered into a contractual agreement with Drilled Crossings to construct a directionally drilled four inch pipeline beneath the Red River. The purpose of the pipeline was to carry crude oil from the storage tanks of other ■ companies to another pipeline that eventually carried it to the refinery. Drilled Crossings, in turn, contracted with Baker Pipeline, an unincorporated division of Theta II Enterprises. Theta II provided Drilled Crossings with welders, laborers, and equipment…
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