Legal Opinion
Coal Operators Cas. Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 1, 1953No. 40953PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
Plaintiff, Coal Operators Casualty Company, the workmen’s compensation insurer •of. Charles O. Maddox, a subcontractor, is seeking indemnity from the defendants, Wheless Drilling Company, the principal contractor, and its insurer, Fidelity & Casualty Company, for compensation paid to H.' N. Ferguson, an employee of the subcontractor, who was seriously injured while in the course and scope of his employment.
Wheless Drilling Company, defendant, in- drilling and exploring for oil, contracted with Maddox, subcontractor, to install casing in an oil well being drilled by it in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Benoit v. Hunt Tool Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Sykes v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Puchner v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Lessley v. Kansas Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Broussard v. Heebe's Bakery, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Hall v. Pipe Line Service CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Frank Maddox v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Gulf Refining Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Richard v. National Surety CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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