Legal Opinion

Hall v. Continental Drilling Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 29, 1957No. 16600PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant’s decedent was an employee of the Lane-Wells Company who on the date of the accident was working as a perforator operator on an oil well owned and operated by appellee. The California Company, pursuant to a contract for such services between Lane-Wells and California. At that time employees and equipment of appellee Continental Drilling Company were also located at and working on the same rig pursuant to a separate contract between Continental and California whereby the former was to “rework” the well. Early in the morning of February 11, 1954, some…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Schulz v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  3. Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
  4. Dandridge v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  5. Philps v. Guy Drilling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Jack J. Bruce v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. Frank Maddox v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  4. Bethlehem Steel Company v. PayneMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Mudd v. Travelers Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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