Legal Opinion
Dwayne E. Nance, and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1987No. 86-3122PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Gulf Oil Corporation, appeals from an adverse jury verdict rendered as a result of a personal injury suit brought by Dwayne Nance. We reverse and remand.
In 1984 plaintiff Nance, an employee of Service Equipment & Engineering Company (SEE), tripped on a water hose and fell approximately 20 feet from the drill floor of SEE’s rig through its open “V-door” to the top deck of an offshore drilling platform owned by Gulf Oil Corporation. Nance fractured his back and the heel of his left foot and filed suit against Gulf for negligence. Shortly before trial,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana v. Harry L. Laws Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Elvis Griffin v. Victor Matherne and Otto Candies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Lemire v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Fabre v. MarinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
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- Ivette Santiago-Negron v. Modesto Castro-Davila, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Jebaco, Inc. v. Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Munn v. AlgeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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