Legal Opinion
Exxon Corp. v. Alvey
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 1984No. 7813, 7877 and 7878PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
This is an appeal of a personal injury action brought by Michael Ken Alvey to recover for the serious injuries he received from falling in a “seismic” hole at an oil drilling site on Alaska’s North Slope. The site was leased by the defendant, Exxon Corporation (Exxon). Exxon filed a third-party claim against Loffland Brothers Company (Loffland), an independent con tractor who provided drilling services to Exxon and who was Alvey's employer. The third-party claim alleged that Alvey’s injuries resulted from Loffland's negligence, and that therefore Loffland was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Baltimore Transit Co. v. State Rx Rel. SchrieferCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. v. DayAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Moloso v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
- Springer Corporation v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989
- In Re the Personal Restraint of TaylorWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Buoy v. ERA Helicopters, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Norcon, Inc. v. KotowskiAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
- Teamsters Local 959 v. WellsAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
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