1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 781 F.2d
  5. 781 F.2d 1123 (1986)
 

KNAPP v. CHEVRON USA, INC.

No. 84-3399.

781 F.2d 1123 (1986)

Alton P. KNAPP, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON USA, INC., Defendant Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. P.B.W., INC., National Security Fire & Casualty Company, and Integrity Insurance Company, Third Party Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Richard W. Beard, Herman M. Savoie, Jr., Alexandria, La., for Knapp.

Adams & Reese, Mark J. Spansel, Deborah B. Rouen, New Orleans, La., for P.B.W. and Nat. Sec.

M. Kay Guidry, Plaquemine, La., for Integrity Ins.

Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, George B. Jurgens, III, New Orleans, La., for Chevron USA.

Before BROWN, POLITZ, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we consider, inter alia, the validity of the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act of 1981, La.R.S. 9:2780, and its application to an indemnification agreement executed by Chevron USA and P.B.W., Inc. (PBW). Alton P. Knapp, an employee of PBW, filed suit against Chevron for personal injuries sustained in a fall from a safety net while he was painting one of Chevron's offshore platforms. Knapp's claims against Chevron were based...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases