Legal Opinion
Benny F. O'Neal v. International Paper Co., Defendant-Third Party v. Cleveland Wrecking Co. And Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 83-4125PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Benny O’Neal, an employee of Cleveland Wrecking Co., was injured September 9, 1980, when some metal pipes fell on him while he was using a cutting torch inside a boiler owned by International Paper Co. He brought this diversity action against International Paper, which filed a third-party complaint against Cleveland Wrecking asserting a right to indemnity. After a bench trial, the district court dismissed O’Neal’s claims and ordered Cleveland Wrecking to indemnify International Paper for its costs and expenses of defending the suit. O’Neal and Cleveland Wrecking now appeal. We affirm the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Ewell v. Petro Processors of Louisiana, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Fonseca v. Marlin Marine Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Miller Oil Purchasing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Davis v. Royal-Globe Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Fortier v. Flambeau Plastics Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
- Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,736 Willie M. Hawkins v. Evans Cooperage Co., Inc., and Olin Corporation v. Midland Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Triplette v. Exxon Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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