Legal Opinion
Vernon J. Copous, Sr., Etc. v. Odeco Oil & Gas Co., Defendant-Third Party v. Building Service & Repair, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 7, 1988No. 87-3132PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
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ODECO, Inc. appeals from the district court’s determination that the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act (OIA), La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:2780 (West 1987), applies to the master service agreement in effect between appellant, ODECO, Inc., and appel-lee, Building Service & Repair, Inc. (BSR). We agree with the district court that the OIA applies to the service contract and therefore precludes ODECO’s claim for indemnity predicated on the contract.
In 1983, ODECO entered into a master service agreement with BSR governing future work that BSR might perform for ODECO. In early 1986, ODECO engaged BSR to…
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