Legal Opinion
Bay Rock Operating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided June 24, 2009No. 04-08-00180-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.
St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company (“St. Paul”) sued Bay Rock Operating Company (“Bay Rock”) in the name of, and as subrogee of, its insured, well operator Hollimon Oil Corporation (“Hollimon”). The suit alleged that Bay Rock committed negligence, gross negligence and breach of contract in planning and supervising the drilling of the Striebeck No. 1 Well, located in Live Oak County, Texas, which resulted in a blowout and fire. Four working interest owners, Feliciana Corporation, Duncan Underwood, Everett Desha, and Seeligson Oil Co., Ltd.,…
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