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HUFFMAN v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

No. 75-2788.

554 F.2d 1361 (1977)

Judy HUFFMAN, Individually and as mother and next friend of William H. Sowders and Donald W. Sowders, minors, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAY GEOPHYSICAL DIVISION, MANDREL INDUSTRIES, INC., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Windle Turley, R. Edward Pfiester, Jr., Dallas, Tex., Lynn E. Ables, Madill, Okl., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John H. Hall, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Mobil Oil.

Gerald W. Benson, Jack Pew, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Ray Geo., etc.

Before MORGAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs brought this third-party, common-law negligence action against Mobil Oil Corporation for the death of Donald W. Sowders, an employee of Ray Geophysical, an independent contractor engaged in oil exploration activities for defendant. Oklahoma law governs this diversity case. Prior to bringing this suit, plaintiffs had recovered workmen's compensation benefits from Ray in the Oklahoma State Industrial Court. The sole question presented...

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