Legal Opinion
Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1987No. 87-4006PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Fred and Gloria Ainsworth appeal the grant of a summary judgment dismissing their suit against Shell Offshore, Inc., 649 F.Supp. 1223 (W.D.La.1986). We find no error and affirm.
I
Shell Offshore, Inc. (Shell) owns an offshore platform permanently affixed to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Louisana coast. Shell hired an independant contractor, Hercules Offshore Drilling Company (Hercules), to furnish a drilling rig and drill a well from the bare Shell platform. The first step in Hercules’ operation was to transport its…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Williams v. Gervais F. Favrot Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Jesse Earl McCormack v. Noble Drilling Corporation, Chevron Oil Company, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- Graham v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Coulter v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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