Legal Opinion

Hugh A. Robichaux v. Kerr McGee Oil Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 12, 1967No. 23273PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPEARS, District Judge:

This suit was brought by appellant against the appellee for injuries received while he was working on a drilling barge stationed in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. Sladco, Inc., which was not a party to this suit, had been employed by appellee to remove approximately 2500 feet of easing from an oil well. Each section of casing was 47 feet long. All persons engaged in the removal operation, including appellant, were employees of Sladco, except the driller, who was employed by appellee. Appellant was working as a stabber on the stabbing platform, located 45…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Robert Blassingill v. Waterman Steamship Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  4. Louis Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc., Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Vicko Glavic v. Charles J. Beechie, District DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Howard Little v. Charles F. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Ison H. Dillon v. M.S. Oriental Inventor v. New Orleansstevedoring Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Joseph Henry Kyzar v. Vale Do Ri Doce Navegacai, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Horace Delaneuville, Jr. v. O. Ditlev Simonsen, Jr. v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971

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