ELSTON v. SHELL OIL COMPANY

No. 71-2696.

376 F.Supp. 968 (1973)

Varena ELSTON, wife of/and Joseph Yuratich v. SHELL OIL COMPANY and the Travelers Insurance Company.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

May 22, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Butler, Steeg, Butler & O'Connor, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs, Varena Elston, and others.

John J. Weigel, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for defendants, Shell Oil Co. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Chester Francipane, Metairie, La., for third party defendant, Zenith, Inc.

Wood Brown, III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, New Orleans, La., for intervenor, U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.


MITCHELL, District Judge.

Zenith, Inc., is a contract supplier of labor, service and equipment to various oil companies. It entered into what is called a "Blanket Field Purchase Order", designated DFO-69, with Shell Oil Company on March 1, 1969, effective March 3, 1969, until cancelled, under which Zenith agreed "to furnish labor and equipment" on a continuing basis, if, as and when requested by Shell.1 Attached were schedules of various...

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