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Joe N. Sinclair v. Beacon Gasoline Co., 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir. 1978). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
23 citation events (7 in the last 25 years) across 14 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Donald Allen v. Coil Tubing Services, L.L.C (ca5, 2014-06-13)
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discussed Cited "see" Donald Allen v. Coil Tubing Services, L.L.C
5th Cir. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
See Sinclair v. Beacon Gasoline Co., 447 F.Supp. 5, 10 (W.D.La.1976), aff 'd, 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir.1978) (holding that “a natural gas well servicing company whose drivers carry tools and equipment in company-furnished pickup trucks ... is private carrier of property by motor vehicle”).
discussed Cited "see" West India Industries, Inc. v. Tradex, Tradex Petroleum Services
5th Cir. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
Parsons, supra, at 190; see Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Delta S. S. Lines, Inc., 562 F.2d 938, 940 (5th Cir. 1977), modified per curiam on other grounds, 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir. 1978); Cabot Corp. v. S. S. Mormascan, 441 F.2d 476, 478 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 855 , 92 S.Ct. 104 , 30 L.Ed.2d 96 (1971).
cited Cited "see" Croft & Scully Co. v. M/V SKULPTOR VUCHETICH
S.D. Tex. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., 562 F.2d 938 , 940 n.3 (5th Cir. 1977), rehearing en banc denied, 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir. 1978). 5 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Roberts v. Cowan Distribution Services, LLC
E.D. Va. · 2014 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Crooker v. Sexton Motors, Inc., 469 F.2d 206, 210 (1st Cir.1972) (“The activities of one who drives in interstate commerce, however frequently or infrequently, are not trivial.”), and Sinclair v. Beacon Gasoline Co., 447 F.Supp. 5, 11 (W.D.La.1976) (“[T]he de minimis rule should seldom, if ever, be applied to one who drives a motor vehicle carrying property ... in interstate commerce.”), aff'd 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir.1978), with Coleman v. Jiffy June Farms, Inc., 324 F.Supp. 664, 669 (S.D.Ala.1970) (distinguishing other cases from case at bar by noting that drivers in case at han…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Friedrich v. Computer Services
3rd Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Brennan, 540 F.2d at 1204 (MCA exemption extends to private carriers' mechanics) 11 The parties stipulated that a field engineer's tool kit contains approximately 75 tools and weighs approximately 35 pounds 1 In neither Sinclair v. Beacon Gasoline Co., 447 F.Supp. 5 (W.D.La.1976), aff'd per curiam, 571 F.2d 978 (5th Cir.1978), nor Harshman v. Well Serv., Inc., 248 F.Supp. 953 (W.D.Pa.1964), aff'd per curiam, 355 F.2d 206 (3d Cir.1965), two cases cited by the majority, was there any such option.
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Joe N. SINCLAIR Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
BEACON GASOLINE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
76-3686.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Apr 21, 1978.
571 F.2d 978
Hugh T. Ward, Shreveport, La., for plaintiffs-appellants., Harry Campbell, Jr., Ronald T. Howard, Dallas, Tex., Henry A. Politz, Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellee.
Skelton, Fay, Rubin.
Cited by 3 opinions  |  Published
[*979] PER CURIAM:

The findings of fact by the district court are fully supported by the record, and, indeed, are not challenged. For the reasons set forth in the carefully prepared opinion, reported at 447 F.Supp. 5 (E.D.La.1978), the decision is AFFIRMED.