Legal Opinion
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Traillour Oil Company v. Earl Harvey Archer, Iii, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1993No. 91-3437PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., filed this diversity suit in federal district court against various defendants, all of whom are successors in interest to Chevron’s lease of the Bayou Couba Field in Louisiana. Chevron sought a declaratory judgment that each of the defendants must (i) provide it with a $2 million letter of credit to secure Chevron’s plug and abandon obligations with respect to the Bayou Couba lease and (ii) indemnify it for any plug and abandon obligations it may be required to fulfill. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment with…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- International Shortstop, Inc., and Sam Talkington v. Rally's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Mills v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by113 opinions
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