Legal Opinion
Leger v. Drilling Well Control, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 5, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 17685PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Chief Judge:
THE SETTLEMENT PROVISION WHEREBY TRAVELERS WAS TO RECEIVE 50% OF AMOUNT RECOVERED FROM DRESSER
Leger filed suit for personal injuries sustained aboard a self-propelled, jack-up workover barge designated as the “Dresser VII.” The complaint was filed under the General Law Maritime and the Jones Act, naming as defendants the plaintiff’s employer, Drilling Well Control, Inc.; the barge owner, Dresser Offshore Services, Inc.; and the well operator, Continental Oil Company, which had hired the Dresser VII for a work-over operation on its well. The morning of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Frank W. Cates, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Mrs. Chester Billiot, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Her Minor Daughter, Kathy Ann v. Sewart Seacraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Daniel v. Penrod Drilling CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Raymond Leger, Cross-Appellant v. Drilling Well Control, Inc., Dresser Offshore Services, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Fund of Funds, Ltd. v. Arthur Andersen & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Doyle v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
- Champion v. Panel Era Mfg. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Wilkins v. P.M.B. Systems Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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