Legal Opinion
Voison v. O.D.E.C.O. Drilling, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided December 10, 1982No. Civ. A. B-81-120-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Andrew Voison, was an employee of third-party defendant Rig Hammers. When injured, he was supervisor of a casing crew working aboard the OCEAN PRIDE, a jackup drilling rig, off the coast of Texas. The OCEAN PRIDE was owned by defendant O.D.E.C.O. Drilling, Inc. (Ode-co). Both Odeco and Voison’s employer, Rig Hammers, were working for Shell Oil Co. under separate contracts. Odeco employees manned the rig; they served as its crew and also drilled the wells. The employees of Rig Hammers were on board Ode- co’s vessel in order to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Terrence Peters v. North River Insurance Company of Morristown, New Jersey and Bergeron Shipyards, Inc., Intervenors-Appellants v. Speeflo Manufacturing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Andrew Voisin v. O.D.E.C.O. Drilling Co., Third-Party v. Rig Hammers, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Aucoin v. Pelham Marine, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1984
- Brown v. Cliff's Drilling Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1986
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Bragg Crane & Rigging Co.California Court of Appeal · 1986
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