Legal Opinion
Smith v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1984No. Nos. 82-4364, 83-4056PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from claims for personal injuries resulting from a gas fire on a fixed platform on the outer Continental Shelf which occurred on November 6, 1980. Because we find ample evidence to support the jury’s findings as well as the trial court’s findings regarding indemnity, we affirm. We reverse the award of interest from the date of judgment and remand for modification to allow interest from the date of judicial demand.
How It All Began
Shell Oil Company (Shell) engaged Pressure Services, Inc. (PSI) to perform reconditioning work on the well located on…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bartholomew v. CNG Producing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Bob Springborn, Cross-Appellant v. American Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., Inland Tugs Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Forest Oil Corp., Cross-Appellant v. Strata Energy, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Edward Haas, Cross-Appellee v. Atlantic Richfield, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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