Berry v. Holston Well Service, Inc.

Decided May 20, 1986. Fred A. Blanche Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

488 So. 2d 934 · Cited 182 times

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• Benson v. Seagraves · 436 So. 2d 525
• Rowe v. Northwestern Nat. Ins. Co. · 471 So. 2d 226
• Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co. · 49 So. 2d 852
• Barnes v. Sun Oil Co. · 362 So. 2d 761
• Reeves v. Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company · 282 So. 2d 503
• Shird v. Maricle · 156 So. 2d 476
• Brown v. Ebasco Services, Inc. · 461 So. 2d 443
• Foster v. Western Electric Company · 258 So. 2d 153
• Borne v. Ebasco Services, Inc. · 482 So. 2d 40
• Brown v. Ebasco Services, Inc. · 462 So. 2d 1235
• Jurls v. Lama Drilling Co., Inc. · 457 So. 2d 135
• Melancon v. Tassin Amphibious Equipment Corp. · 427 So. 2d 932
• Vizena v. Travelers Insurance Company · 238 So. 2d 238
• Stansbury v. Magnolia Petroleum Company · 91 So. 2d 917
• Butler v. Home Ins. Co. · 448 So. 2d 801
• Boudreaux v. Exxon Co., USA · 451 So. 2d 85
• Berry v. Holston Well Service, Inc. · 467 So. 2d 90
• Poirrier v. Cajun Insulation, Inc. · 459 So. 2d 737
• Stelly v. Waggoner Estates · 355 So. 2d 12
• Brown v. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. · 293 So. 2d 171
• Mau v. Industrial Steel Products Co. · 119 So. 2d 654
• Berry v. Holston Well Service, Inc. · 474 So. 2d 1296

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