Legal Opinion
Christie v. Ethyl Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 83-4167PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Ethyl Corporation (Ethyl) appeals from a grant of summary judgment to B & L Truck Line, Inc. (B & L) on Ethyl’s third-party cross-claim against B & L asking for indemnity for any losses Ethyl might sustain as defendant in a personal injury suit brought by plaintiff Christie. Finding that Ethyl has no implied contractual indemnity rights and that even if it did, Ethyl’s claim is precluded by the exclusive remedy provision of the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Act,1 we affirm the grant of summary judgment for B & L.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Smith Petroleum Service, Inc. v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Monsanto Chemical Company v. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- General Electric Company, and Third-Party v. Kelly C. Moretz, and Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Hobart v. Sohio Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Lorenzen v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Larkin v. RALPH O. PORTER, INC. CEBCO CORP.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Port Auth. of New York v. Honeywell Prot. Serv.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- A & B Construction, Inc. v. Atlas Roofing & Skylight Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1994
- Port Authority v. Honeywell Protective ServicesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
- Thomas Merle Christie, Etc. v. Ethyl Corporation, a Virginia Corporation, Defendant-Third Party v. W.D. Smith Truck Line, Inc., B & L Truck Line, Inc. And Brazos Transport Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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