Legal Opinion
The American Oil Company v. John H. Hart
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1966No. 21972_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
In this Florida diversity case, Amoco, 1 the unsuccessful Defendant, sued by the Employee of the Independent Contractor, 2 appeals from the injured Employee’s judgment against it in the main case and the judgment in favor of the impleaded Independent Contractor on the contractual indemnity claim. Only the second deserves much treatment, although to illumine it we have to discuss the situation giving rise to the main case.
Amoco owned the service station and leased it in 1955 to Lessee, 3 but over the years all of the maintenance and upkeep of the premises (save for…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Barbara A. Nesmith and Richard A. Nesmith v. H. D. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- C. C. Duke and C. T. Duke v. Sun Oil Company and Pan American Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Jacksonville Terminal Company v. Railway Express Agency, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Hall v. HollandSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- J. M. Huber Corporation v. William Harvey Denman and Jay Pumphrey, Trustees of the Estate of S. B. Burnett, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Weymouth v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Michael J. Guidry v. Kem Manufacturing Company, Drackett Products Company, Defendants-Third Party v. Kem Manufacturing Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Cornelia O'COnnOr Grey, James Charles Grey and Michael Carter Grey v. First National Bank in DallasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
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