Legal Opinion
Davis & Sons, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1991No. 90-3035PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Whether a contract is or is not maritime in nature is a quotidian issue whose resolution is governed by no broad rubric discernible from the numerous decided cases. Once again, therefore, we examine a contract for services associated with offshore oil and gas production to determine wheth er its validity and interpretation are governed by maritime or state law. The parties had entered into what they called a “blanket” contract, the terms of which were to be incorporated into agreements for actual services they contemplated. These later agreements were periodic…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Herb's Welding, Inc. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Jethro Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., E.B.B. Co., Inc. And Lift Barge, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by99 opinions
- Campbell v. Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Smith v. Penrod Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Ronald J. Domingue v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company v. Dimensional Oilfield Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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