Legal Opinion
Creole Explorations, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 24, 1964No. 46759PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Creole Explorations, Inc., instituted this suit to recover its expenses in regaining control of an oil and gas well which allegedly got out of control because of a blowout. Plaintiff was the insured under a certificate of insurance issued by Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, and recovery is claimed under the following provision:
“To cover expenses entailed by the assured in regaining control of oil or gas well(s) being drilled * * * which get out of control as a direct result of the drilling of wells insured hereunder until completion of [or] abandonment * * *, caused by * *…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Albritton v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Jones v. Standard Life and Accident Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Central Manufacturers' Mut. Ins. v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Finley v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Ardoin v. Great Southern Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
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3Cited by26 opinions
- LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- La. Maintenance Services, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of LondonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Broadway v. All-Star Insurance CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Sherwood v. SteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc., Cross v. Insurance Company of North America, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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