Legal Opinion
Southern Natural Gas Co. v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1962No. 19158PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents another difficult question as to the liability vel non of a contractee to employees of an independent contractor, and also a question of the contractee’s right of indemnity from the independent contractor.
Southern Natural Gas Company (hereafter Southern) appeals from judgments entered against it upon a jury verdict in favor of Clyde Wilson (hereafter Clyde) in the amount of $125,000.00, and in favor of Clyde’s brother, Cammie L. Wilson (hereafter Cammie), in the amount of $3,000.00, and from a judgment dismissing with prejudice the third-party…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- George W. Whiteman v. Elsoyd PitrieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Jacksonville Terminal Company v. Railway Express Agency, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Four-County Electric Power Ass'n v. ClardyMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Halliburton Company and Continental Casualty Company v. Norton Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation v. Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Power Company v. R. B. Stovall Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Miller and Company of Birmingham, Inc. v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Jack G. Levine and Eileen M. Levine v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Bryant v. NealeyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1984
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