LAREDO OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. HUNT OIL CO.

No. 84-2045.

754 F.2d 1223 (1985)

LAREDO OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUNT OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharpe & Kajander, Stuart B. Collins, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Shank, Irwin & Conant, Allen Weed, Linda A. Hale, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before GARZA, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we are called upon to determine whether a district court has subject matter jurisdiction over a contract dispute involving the construction of a stationary offshore platform on the Outer Continental Shelf outside state territorial waters. We hold that, insofar as the alleged breach of contract relates directly to platform construction, the controversy is one "arising out of, or in connection with" an operation conducted on the...

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