Legal Opinion
John E. Graham & Sons v. Brewer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2000No. 99-30301PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T. JOHN WARD, District Judge:
An offshore contractor appeals a decision casting it in judgment to an owner on an indemnity claim. Although it is a close question, we believe that the Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act bars enforcement of the indemnity agreement. Accordingly, we REVERSE.
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BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
In 1994, Enron Oil & Gas Company (“Enron”) owned several offshore plat forms in the Matagorda Island Area off the coast of the State of Texas. A bridge connected two of the platforms, and together they formed Enron’s A-B complex. The A platform supported eight gas wells, and the…
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