Legal Opinion
John v. Bertrand v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1974No. 72-2955PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant John V. Bertrand was injured while working as a welder on an offshore fixed production platform located in the Gulf of Mexico approximately ninety miles off the coast of Louisiana. This offshore structure was owned and operated by the defendant Shell Oil Company. On the day of the accident Bertrand, an employee of Henson Welding Service, had been instructed by Shell to remove certain sections of metal grating which formed the decking on the platform. Bertrand was given two helpers for this task, Roger Brous-sard, a Shell employee, and James…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Bergeron v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Eva Ruth Bertrand, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of the Minors v. Forest CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Jethro Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., E.B.B. Co., Inc., and Lift Barge, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co., Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Tidelands Royalty "B" Corp. v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
- Fontenot Ex Rel. Fontenot v. Dual Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Fontenot v. Dual Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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