Legal Opinion
Hanks v. California Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1967No. Civ. A. 9795PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This is a companion case to Hebert v. California Oil Co., D. C., 280 F.Supp. 754, in which our decree was handed down this day. Plaintiff Hanks, whose immediate employer was Universal Services, Inc., filed suit against defendant, California Oil Company, for injuries received while working aboard a drilling tender owned and operated by California, providing supporting services for a drilling operation of that company being conducted from a stationary platform located on the outer continental shelf, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hanks sued only California, alleging acts of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Local 189, United Papermakers & Paperworkers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Local 189 v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Shaffer C. Tim v. American President Lines, Ltd., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Champagne v. Penrod Drilling CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
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