J. I. ROBERTS DRILLING COMPANY v. DAVIS OIL COMPANY

No. 4245.

260 So.2d 735 (1972)

J. I. ROBERTS DRILLING COMPANY v. DAVIS OIL COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1972.

Writ Refused May 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Pugh, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Louis G. Shushan, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

James L. Selman, II, New Orleans, for defendant-in-reconvention.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and LEMMON, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

Plaintiff was drilling for defendant a 6,500 foot oil or gas well under a day-work contract when the well blew out and burned. Plaintiff sued for the price of its day-work; defendant reconvened (adding plaintiff's insurer as a defendant-in-reconvention) for its losses. It was stipulated that, unless the loss was due to plaintiff's negligence or breach of contract, plaintiff is entitled to judgment for $10,084.04; if the loss was attributable to plaintiff...

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