Legal Opinion

William Pippen, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company and Inland Well Service, Inc., Third-Party v. Superior Electric Wireline Corporation, Third-Party

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 13, 1981No. 80-3176PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This is a maritime tort action resulting from an injury suffered by plaintiff William Pippen while working aboard a drilling barge owned and operated by Inland Well Service, Inc., and under lease and apparently chartered to Shell Oil Company. The case is before this Court upon appeal by Inland Well and Shell Oil from the district court’s dismissal of their third-party actions against Superior Electric Wireline Corp., plaintiff Pippen’s employer. Since the district court properly granted summary judgment for Superior Electric against Inland Well and Shell Oil, we…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by76 opinions

  1. Herb's Welding, Inc. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Edward L. Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of Litton Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  3. Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Insured Lloyd's, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. Laredo Offshore Constructors, Inc. v. Hunt Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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