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SAAVEDRA v. MURPHY OIL U.S.A., INC.

No. 90-3254.

930 F.2d 1104 (1991)

Janet SAAVEDRA wife of/and Robert Saavedra, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. MURPHY OIL U.S.A., INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. J.T. CAMBRE, Defendant-Appellee, v. LOU-CON, INC., and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., Third Party Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Noto, Sidney D. Torres, III, Chalmette, La., for Saavedra.

Brian T. Butler, Baton Rouge, for Travelers Ins. Co.

John Francis Olinde, Peter A. Feringa, Jr., Kenneth J. Servay, Douglas L. Grundmeyer, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips & Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., and J.T. Cambre.

A. Morgan Brian, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Lou-Con.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Robert Saavedra and his wife sued Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. (Murphy) for injuries he allegedly received while working at a Murphy oil refinery in Meraux, Louisiana. Saavedra's employer, Lou-Con, Inc. (Lou-Con), was doing contract work for Murphy at the time of the accident. The district court granted summary judgment for Murphy, finding that it had tort immunity from Saavedra's suit because it was his statutory employer. The district...

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