Legal Opinion
Whisenant v. Brewster-Bartle Offshore Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 15, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 15915PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMISKEY, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OF REASONS
Ray Whisenant, an employee of Loom-is Hydraulic Testing Co., Inc. (Loomis) was killed instantly on September 8, 1964 while working aboard the Brewster-Bartle Rig No. 14 (the drilling barge, GRAND BAY) in the course and scope of his employment. At the time, the drilling barge was owned and operated by Brewster-Bartle, Inc. and was engaged, in navigable waters within the State of Louisiana, in drilling an oil well pursuant to a contract with Texaco, Inc. Loomis contracted with Texaco, Inc. to perform certain specialized testing services to test the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Whisenant v. Brewster-Bartle Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Earline Whisenant, Individually and as Tutrix of Her Minor Children, Sheila Dianne Whisenant v. Brewster-Bartle Offshore Company v. Loomis Hydraulic Testing Co., Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971