Legal Opinion
Boh Bros. Construction Co. v. M/V Tag-Along
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1978No. 77-2116PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
John F. Ryan, appellant in this diversity action, seeks recovery against Occidental Petroleum for actual and exemplary damages resulting from incidents surrounding Occidental’s hiring, employment and discharge of Ryan from a position in an Occidental subsidiary in Venezuela. The district court granted Occidental’s motion to dismiss several paragraphs (IV-VIII) of Ryan’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). It also granted Occidental’s motion to strike the greater portion of the same páragraphs (along with one other, paragraph X) on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
- Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Boh Bros. Construction Co., Inc. v. M/v Tag-Along, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. The Tug M/V Bayou LacombeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979