Legal Opinion
S. D. Rorem v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1957No. 16567_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from adverse judgment entered for Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company, the defendant, on a special issue verdict of the jury, the basic question is whether the conflict in the verdict is such as to require reversal either for remand and a new trial, or rendition here for Rorem, the plaintiff. Presented also is the question of the validity and the effect of the exculpatory work-order contract. The suit was for loss of Rorem’s wildcat oil well then being drilled in Bastrop County, Texas, caused by negligence of Halliburton during a squeeze 1 job in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Upton v. TribilcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Dickerson v. ColgroveSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- R. H. Stearns Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Laguna Royalty Company v. Clarence L. Marsh Et Ux.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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