Legal Opinion

Benoit v. Hunt Tool Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 23, 1951No. 39974PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Stanford Benoit and Joseph Holloway, employees of Morris & Meredith, Inc., an oil well drilling company, each instituted a suit seeking to recover damages from defendant Hunt Tool Company and its liability insurer, Insurors Indemnity and Insurance Company, for injuries sustained by them resulting from an explosion of a fuel tank caused by the negligent act of Henry Guillory, who was a welder in the general employ of Hunt Tool Company. Plaintiff Anchor Casualty Company, as compensation insurer for Morris & Meredith, Inc., and Wilson Manufacturing Company, instituted a suit…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Driscoll v. TowleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
  3. Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  4. Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Charles v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1922

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Gaudet v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Humphreys v. Marquette Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  4. Brown v. B & G Crane Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
  5. Grant v. Touro InfirmarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969

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