Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. Continental Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1971No. 30631PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, accurately described by the trial court as “a multiple donnybrook” in which theories of initial, contingent and secondary liabilities abound, arose out of an explosion and fire which occurred on February 3, 1967 on an offshore stationary (fixed) drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Outer Continental Shelf. Multiple suits for damages for wrongful deaths, personal injuries and property damage growing out of the explosion were filed. Before discussing the merits of these suits, it is necessary briefly to set forth the facts involved and, in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- McFarland v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Laredo Offshore Constructors, Inc. v. Hunt Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Marathon Pipe Line Company v. Drilling Rig Rowan/odessa, Rowan Companies, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Hydrotech, Third Party-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Hicks v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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