Legal Opinion
Doucet v. Gulf Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1986No. Nos. 83-3711, 84-3434 and 84-3612PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A roustabout nominally employed by a contractor sued the oil company for whom the contractor had agreed to provide labor services on theories of negligence and strict liability for injuries allegedly received while working on the oil company’s offshore production platform. The jury found that the oil company was the employer of the roustabout because it had borrowed his services, and, hence, was shielded from tort liability. Ruling on third-party demands for indemnification and costs of defense, the district court dismissed the oil company’s claim against the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Earl K. Phillips and Carrie Phillips v. The Western Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Campbell v. Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Melancon v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Wilson v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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