Legal Opinion
Combee v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1980No. 77-2843PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, Rig Hammers, Inc. and Kendall Construction Co. appeal an adverse judgment, claiming: (a) a lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and (b) that *699the trial court erred in denying their, motion to dismiss on the basis of prescription. Combee cross-appeals contending the trial court abused its discretion in permitting Rig Hammers and Kendall to amend their answers to assert the prescription defense, after the defense had rested.
Plaintiff, Rickey Combee, was injured on December 16, 1974, while working as a laborer on an offshore facility of Shell Oil…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mas v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Kai Jakobsen v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Wanda Pearce v. Wichita County, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Shelak v. White Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Vardaman S. Dunn v. Koehring Company, Hyde Construction Company, Inc., Cross v. Koehring Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Preston v. Tenet Healthsystem Memorial Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Jacqueline Suzanne Agathe Jagiella, A/K/A Jacqueline Rigaux Jagiella v. Waclav James Constantine Jagiella, A/K/A Waclav J. JagiellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Trinity Carton Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Scoggins v. PollockCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Herbert Hall v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Etc., Employers National Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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