Legal Opinion
Ronnie Brents v. Freeman's Oil Field Service, Inc., Griffith Rental Tools, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1971No. 30082_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Ronnie Brents was injured while working on an oil rig in Louisiana operated by Van Dyke Oil Company. The well, located in Vermilion Parish, was being drilled by Glasscock Chapman Drilling Company. In the course of drilling Van Dyke employed the services of Griffith Rental Tool Company (Griffith), a casing crew operator and the employer of Ronnie Brents.
Brents was part of a four-man crew which Griffith sent to the well site to run casing for the well. Freeman’s Oil Field Service, Inc. (Freeman’s) was con tracted to lay down and rack the casings pulled. Freeman’s was to…
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