KEN PETROLEUM v. QUESTOR DRILLING

Nos. 98-0872, 98-0883.

24 S.W.3d 344 (2000)

KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATION and Certain Member Companies at the Institute of London Underwriters, et al., Petitioners, v. QUESTOR DRILLING CORPORATION and Phibro Energy USA, Inc., Respondents. Weber Energy Corporation, Petitioner, v. Grey Wolf Drilling Company, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 29, 2000.

Rehearing Overruled October 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Evans, Meyer Orlando & Evans, Houston, for Petitioner in No. 98-0872.

Lyle Rathwell, Philip D. Nizialek, Schacht V. McCollum, II, Teresa L. De-Ford, Carla Bennett, Rathwell & Nizialek, The Woodlands, Chester J. Makowski, Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams, San Antonio, Carrie Ann Pedersen, Houston, for Petitioner in No. 98-0883.

Michael L. Brem, Macey Reasoner Stokes, Baker & Botts, Houston, for Respondent in No. 98-0872.

Tina V. Snelling, Hirsch & Robinson, Houston, C. Mark Stratton, Roger D. Hepworth, Sue Melissa Lee, Henslee Fowler Hepworth & Schwartz, Austin, for Respondent in No. 98-0883.


Justice OWEN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The common issue in these cases is the proper construction of the 1991 version of the Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act.1 The drilling contracts in dispute have mutual indemnity provisions under which the drilling contractor agreed to indemnify the operator from claims by the contractor's employees, and the operator in turn agreed to indemnify the contractor for claims by the operator's...

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