Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1986No. 85-4060PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This case vividly illustrates how, in the complicated offshore drilling environment with its intricate divisions of responsibility and countless contractors and subcontractors, a simple slip-and-fall can turn into a multiparty morass of contribution cross-claims, third- and fourth-party defendants, reciprocal indemnity agreements, and the ever-popular warranties of workmanlike performance. The plaintiff in this litigation has long since settled and departed but the other parties have chosen to remain on the field of battle to contest the appropriate share of the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Harvey Corbitt v. Diamond M. Drilling Co., Shell Oil Company, Third-Party v. Sladco, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Evans, Inc. v. Tiffany & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1976
- United States Gypsum Company, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Schiavo Brothers, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by183 opinions
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- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Kansas Gas and Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Campbell v. Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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