Legal Opinion
Ketchum v. Gulf Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1986No. 85-3305PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Before the court is an appeal of a summary judgment in favor of Dresser Industries, Inc., third-party defendant, for claims arising out of an accident on a Gulf Oil Corporation fixed platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Louisiana coast. Finding no error, we affirm.
Facts
Gulf contracted with Dresser to perform certain wireline work on its drilling platform. Russell L. Ketchum, a Dresser employee, was injured when a crane operator for Huthnance Drilling Company, the drilling contractor aboard the platform, attempted to lift the wireline spool. Dresser…
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