Legal Opinion
Reagan v. McGee Drilling Corp.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1997No. 17419PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
1. A Texas oil well operator, McDonnold Operating Company [Operator], contracted in Texas with a Texas driller, McGee Drilling Corporation [Driller], to drill an oil well in New Mexico. The contract declared that Texas law governed, and it called for Operator to indemnify Driller for injuries to all persons except Driller’s employees. Such indemnity provisions, though void under New Mexico law, are valid under Texas Law in certain circumstances. Plaintiff, William Reagan [Plaintiff], another company’s employee, was injured during the operation, apparently through…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Getty Oil Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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- United Wholesale Liquor Co. v. Brown-Forman Distillers Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- Jim v. CIT Financial Services CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
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