Legal Opinion
Levence John Matte v. Zapata Offshore Company, Defendants/third Party v. Timco, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 10, 1986No. 85-3067PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Zapata Offshore Company and Kerr-McGee Corporation appeal an adverse summary judgment dismissing their third-party indemnification complaint against Timco Services, Inc. and its insurer. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
On March 28, 1982, Levence Matte, an employee of Timco, was injured while servicing a Zapata workover rig located on Kerr-McGee Platform No. 238, a fixed platform in the Gulf of Mexico 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. Matte was a member of a six-man Timco crew called to the rig by a verbal work order from the Kerr-McGee drilling superintendent.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Texaco, Inc. v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by56 opinions
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