Legal Opinion
Penrod Drilling Co. v. Bounds
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1983No. 53547PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FACTS
Aubrey Wayne Bounds is a resident of Forrest County. Penrod Drilling Company is a foreign corporation not qualified to do business in Mississippi, with principal offices in Dallas, Texas. On March 17, 1976, while he was employed by Penrod and working on a floating workover vessel off the coast of Louisiana, Bounds suffered serious personal injuries.
As a result of his injuries Bounds had a cause of action against Penrod under 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 (1976), the "Jones Act".
On December 22, 1978, Bounds filed a bill of complaint in the Chancery Court of Forrest County against Penrod under the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Duvall v. DuvallMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
- McLean v. GreenMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- Matthews v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1957
- EUCLID-MISS., a DIV. OF TRIPPEER ORGANIZATIONS v. Western Cas. & Sur. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- LEAKE CTY. COOP.(AAL) v. Dependents of BarrettMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Burrell v. Mississippi State Tax Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
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