Legal Opinion
James Robert Crosby v. The General Tire & Rubber Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. Vulcan Painters, Inc., Etc., Etc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 13, 1976No. 75-2059PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
I. Introduction.
A flash fire inside a chemical tank at the Columbus, Mississippi plant of General Tire and Rubber Company (General Tire) severely burned James Crosby, who was inside the tank painting it. The work was being done pursuant to a contract between General Tire and Vulcan Painters, Inc. (Vulcan), the Alabama company that employed Crosby.
Crosby received workmen’s compensation from Vulcan. Then Crosby filed a suit against General Tire, claiming that General Tire had departed from the standard of ordinary care with respect to the safety of Crosby’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Smith Petroleum Service, Inc. v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Monsanto Chemical Company v. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Halliburton Company and Continental Casualty Company v. Norton Drilling Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Bush v. City of LaurelMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Home Insurance Co. of NY v. Atlas Tank Mfg. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Ramsey v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Ramsey v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Christie v. Ethyl Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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