Legal Opinion
Pike v. Murco Drilling Corp.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 27, 1991No. 1:90-CV-0467PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
On August 1, 1989, D.T. Pike sustained serious back injuries on the premises of Murco Drilling Corporation when he fell approximately twelve feet to a concrete slab. Murco is a drilling contractor in Shreveport, Louisiana, and periodically refurbishes, repairs and routinely performs maintenance work on its drilling rigs.
As an employee of BPS, a successor to Brewster Parts & Services, Pike served as an expert mechanic on oil field drilling rigs. He was employed by BPS primarily to repair and recondition draw works, which includes “plumbing lines” from the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Berry v. Holston Well Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Brock v. Chevron Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1990
- Perry Seeney, Et Ux., and Calvin Demeritt, Et Ux. v. Citgo Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Sanders v. Baton Rouge Water Works Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
3Cited by1 opinion
- Pike v. Murco Drilling CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992