Legal Opinion

Joe E. Wood v. Armco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 10, 1987No. 86-2500PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Armco, Inc., appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff Joe E. Wood, which included an award of prejudgment interest. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Plaintiff Joe E. Wood had been working in Egypt for the erection division of the defendant Armco, Inc. He returned to the United States in September 1981. After his return, Wood performed various tasks for Armco, including the assembly of a crew for an assignment in Nigeria that was to begin sometime in the following year.

In October 1981, Wood received an offer of employment from…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cavnar v. Quality Control Parking, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  3. Louis G. Sherman, Jr., and Randolph W. Commins, Executors of the Estate of Louis G. Sherman, Sr., Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Matthews v. DeSotoTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Mary H. Shelp and Genevieve M. McKinney v. National Surety CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Claude Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and Asbestos Corporation LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  2. Vielma v. Eureka CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. AbrahamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Cross-Appellant v. American Cyanamid Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Sidney C. Green, Etc., Joni Green, Individually and on Behalf of the Minor Child, Jennifer Green v. Leslie Walker, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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