Legal Opinion
Charles A. Bourg v. Texaco Oil Company, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Booker Drilling Company, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 1978No. 75-4324PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the sole issue of whether a trial court committed reversible error in refusing to give special jury charges requested by the plaintiff Charles Bourg. The plaintiff filed suit against Texaco, Inc., seeking to recover damages for an injury he received while working on a stationary oil production platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Louisiana. The platform was owned by Texaco, but the plaintiff was an employee of Booker Drilling Company — an indepen dent drilling contractor. 1 The plaintiff alleged that the injuries he received…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dyson v. Gulf Modular Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Burley v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
3Cited by17 opinions
- Dupre v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Robert M. Gates v. Shell Oil (Shell Offshore, Inc.) v. Total Services, Inc., and Northwest Insurance Co., Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Kirk J. Lesassier v. Chevron Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- David John Romero v. Mobil Exploration and Producing North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Dennis Creppel, Cross-Appellant v. Shell Oil Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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