Legal Opinion
Anthony Chavez v. Noble Drilling Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1978No. 77-2420PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
In this tort action, plaintiff Anthony Chavez, a utility hand for Universal Services, alleges that on December 30, 1975, he injured his back on a Noble Drilling Corporation and Pennzoil Company rig or platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast when he lifted an unlabeled box of groceries weighing over one hundred pounds. Seeking $500,000 in damages, Chavez sued Noble Drilling Corporation and Pennzoil Company for failing to provide him with assistance in lifting the box and Texas Marine and Industrial Supply Company (“Texas Marine”) for failing, as supplier…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Robert Aulds v. Lt. Thomas FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Thomas v. Hanover Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Dartez v. City of SulphurLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by56 opinions
- Donaghey v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Canal Barge Company, Inc. v. Torco Oil Company Gulfstream Trading, Ltd. CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Dahlen v. Gulf Crews, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Florida Fuels, Inc. v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- John H. Marcus v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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