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THURMOND v. DELTA WELL SURVEYORS

No. 86-3853.

836 F.2d 952 (1988)

Roosevelt THURMOND, Plaintiff, v. DELTA WELL SURVEYORS, et al., Defendants. GULF OIL CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DELTA WELL SURVEYORS and P & S Well Service, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah B. Rouen, Joel L. Borrello, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Jeanmarie LoCoco, Edward J. Koehl, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La. for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case raises another close question on the applicability of maritime law to offshore oil and gas activities. The key question is whether the primary obligation of a contract to perform wireline services for a well in navigable waters is maritime or non-maritime. This issue is essentially a choice of law problem: whether a contract to perform wireline services in navigable waters is governed by maritime law or state law. The parties agree...

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