Legal Opinion
Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. v. American International Tool Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1987No. 86-4360PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
American International Tool Company (AITCO), the owner-lessor of a “mud saver sub,” a solid steel pipe-like device used in oil well drilling operations, and AMF Tuboscope, Inc., a codefendant who inspected the sub prior to its use, appeal a judgment after a bench trial awarding damages to Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation, owner of a mineral lease. We modify the judgment and, as modified, affirm.
Background
Houston Oil, co-owner and operator of an oil, gas, and mineral lease, acting through its parent corporation, Tenneco, Inc., arranged for Marine Drilling Company, a…
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