Legal Opinion
William Massey v. Rowan Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1966No. 22936_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a summary judgment for the defendant in a personal injury action by William Massey against Rowan Drilling Co. Massey was employed as a welder by Gulf Oil Field Service Company (Gulf), an independent contractor, which had contracted with Rowan Drilling Co. (Rowan) to perform certain manufacturing and oil field equipment repairs for Rowan. Massey was sent by Gulf to perform repair work on a high drum chain guard on the draw work located on Rowan’s Rig No. 32 located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. In the course of performing the repairs, Massey slipped…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Horrell v. Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Dandridge v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Philps v. Guy Drilling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Seabury v. Arkansas Natural Gas CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Jack Arnold and Neal M. Demesia v. Shell Oil Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Liberty Welding and Iron Works, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Cole v. Chevron Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Blanchard v. Engine & Gas Compressor Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Brown v. AdairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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