Legal Opinion
Soileau v. Nicklos Drilling Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 28, 1969No. Civ. A. 12064PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PUTNAM, District Judge.
On January 17, 1966, Lanson Soileau, husband and father of the petitioners, was killed when a crane manufactured by Unit Crane and Shovel Company (Unit), mounted on a pedestal on a fixed oil well drilling platform, toppled from its base and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. The platform was located on the outer continental shelf, off the Louisiana coast.
Plaintiffs sued Union Oil Company of California (Union), owner and operator of the platform, Nicklos Drilling Company (Nicklos), Boehck Engineering Company, Inc., distributor and Nicklos' immediate vendor,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Pure Oil Company v. Tracy L. SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Robert D. Putman v. Erie City Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Doyle v. Fuerst & Kraemer, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Solomon v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc. v. Marine Construction & Design Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Mrs. Katrina Pavlides v. Galveston Yacht Basin, Inc., Amf Slickcraft Boat Division, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Ezzie Welch, Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Welch v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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