Legal Opinion
Elston v. Shell Oil Company
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 22, 1973No. 71-2696PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
Zenith, Inc., is a contract supplier of labor, service and equipment to various oil companies. It entered into what is called a “Blanket Field Purchase Order”, designated DFO-69, with Shell Oil Company on March 1, 1969, effective March 3, 1969, until cancelled, under which Zenith agreed “to furnish labor and equipment” on a continuing basis, if, as and when requested by Shell. 1 Attached were schedules of various categories of labor, the hourly rate to be paid Zenith for each category and like categories and rates on various types of equipment.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Le Blanc v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Jennings v. Ralston Purina CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Gaskin v. Stumm Handel GmbHDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Gary v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1990
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Mobile Drilling Barge or VesselDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
- Stocker v. SHELL OIL COMPANYWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Robert J. Bainville v. Hess Oil V.I. Corp. v. Standby Power Supplies, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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