Legal Opinion
Branch v. Chevron International Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1982No. 81-3559PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Wanda Branch, Catherine Marlowe, and William McMurrain appeal from a directed verdict entered against them by the district court after the close of evidence. Finding that the proof raised several factual issues for the jury to resolve and that the trial court used an incorrect legal standard in evaluating the evidence, we reverse the judgment below and remand for a new trial.1
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This case grows out of yet another offshore oil platform tragedy. The facts are sharply controverted. All are agreed, however, that Richard Branch and James Marlowe, two painters…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Otis Hindman v. The City of Paris, Texas, Andrew Smith, and Charles G. WhitleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Georgia Montgomery v. Trinity Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Mrs. Wanda Selman Branch, Fidelity and Casualty Co. Of N. Y., Intervenor-Appellant v. Chevron International Oil Co., Inc., Catherine Marlowe, Etc., Fidelity and Casualty Co. Of N. Y., Intervenor-Appellant v. Chevron, U. S. A., Inc., William C. McMurrain Fidelity and Casualty Co., of N. Y., Intervenor-Appellant v. Chevron Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982