Legal Opinion
Sutton Drilling Company, Inc. v. Universal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1964No. 21000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is when is a blowout not a blowout. More accurately, the question is whether the occurrence damaging, if not completely destroying the well being drilled, amounts to a “blowout” as defined in the policy. Upon the jury verdict, the District Court determined that it was not a blowout' and entered judgment for the Insurer. The Assured appeals. We reverse.
At the heart of the whole controversy is the policy definition of a blowout. 1 Since that inevitably leads the parties and us into a comparison of this case with our decisions in Georgia…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- General American Indemnity Company v. PepperTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- C. C. Duke and C. T. Duke v. Sun Oil Company and Pan American Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Loretta A. Laird, Helen v. Laird and Eagle Star Insurance Company, Limited v. Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. A. L. Myrick, D/B/A Market Produce CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In Re Incident Aboard the D/b Ocean King on August 30, 1980. Cities Service Company, Cross-Appellees v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co., Getty Oil Co. And Odeco, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Hydril Co., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Argonaut Southwest Insurance v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
- Cities Service Co. v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975