Legal Opinion
Gary Michael Becker, Sr. v. Chevron Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1993No. 92-3504PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Gary M. Becker appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing his tort action against Chevron Chemical Company. The district court concluded that a statutory employment relationship existed between Becker and Chevron, and that Chevron is immune from Becker’s action. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1990, Chevron contracted with Maree, Inc. to replace the walkways located above storage tanks at Chevron’s Oak Point Plant. Chevron employees use the overhead walkways daily to gain access to hatches located above the storage tanks. The walkways were being upgraded to comply with…
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- Guinn v. Progress Drilling, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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