Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Company v. Joe Gibson and Traders and General Insurance Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1956No. 15653PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
Joe Gibson brought this suit against Phillips Petroleum Company, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of the explosion of a kerosene drum upon which he was standing while welding on Phillips’ premises. Thereafter, Traders & General Insurance Company intervened, adopting the pleadings of plaintiff. 1 In his complaint Gibson alleged that the defendant was guilty of negligence which proximately caused his injury. More specifically it was alleged that the defendant failed: (1) to furnish plaintiff with a reasonably safe place in which to do his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robert E. McKee, General Contractor v. PattersonTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Smith v. HengerTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- McAfee v. Travis Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
- Walgreen Texas Co. v. ShiversTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Swift & Co. v. Morgan & SturdivantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Planters Manufacturing Company v. Protection Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Mrs. Eva Wright and the Standard Insurance Company, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- E. L. Farmer & Company, a Corporation v. Marshall W. Hooks and American Motorists Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Elsie B. Allen, George D. Allen v. Matson Navigation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Nance Exploration Co. v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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