CRABTREE v. MARTIN EXPLORATION CO.

Civ. A. No. 77-2450.

476 F.Supp. 1269 (1979)

Mrs. Anna Catherine CRABTREE, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN EXPLORATION COMPANY et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

September 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

August J. Bubert, Metairie, La., for plaintiff.

Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, La., for defendant Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. of Wisconsin.

James S. Arceneaux, Metairie, La., for defendants Commercial Union Ins. Co. and Superior Casing Crews, Inc.

Timothy J. McNamara, Lafayette, La., for defendants Martin Exploration Co. and Highlands Ins. Co.


CASSIBRY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Martin Exploration Company (Martin) hired A. W. Eggleston, Inc. (Eggleston) to conduct drilling operations on a tract of land in Sunshine, Louisiana. In doing so, Eggleston utilized a movable drilling rig called Eggleston # 6. In August, 1976, the well being drilled by that rig was nearing completion. Casing had to be installed. Casing is pipe of a large diameter that...

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