Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1981No. 80-3648PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Decedent, Michael L. Ellis, was killed while working on a stationary drilling plat*96form in the Gulf of Mexico more than three miles off the coast of Louisiana. This action was brought by his surviving parents under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. Asserted applicability also of diversity jurisdiction does not lie. Aymond v. Texaco, Inc., 554 F.2d 206, 211 (5th Cir. 1977).
Michael Ellis was working as an employee of Houma Welders, Inc. on the platform owned by defendant Chevron. Houma had been hired as an independent contractor to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ruby Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Arthur C. Payne, Cross-Appellee v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Jesse Earl McCormack v. Noble Drilling Corporation, Chevron Oil Company, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Croce v. Bromley Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Carrie Melear and Willie Stewart v. Wayne Spears, Etc., Ron Averitt, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Samuel F. Johnson v. Norwood Bryant, an Individual, Master Norwood Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Graham v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Raul Lara Martinez v. Food City, Inc., D/B/A FoodlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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