Legal Opinion

American Home Assurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Unitramp Limited and Unitramp, S.A., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 28, 1998No. 97-20794PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Unitramp Limited and Unitramp, S.A. (“Unitramp”), appeal a judgment that American Home Assurance Company (“American”) owes them no indemnity for damages suffered following a delivery of watered fuel. We reverse and render.

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Unitramp time chartered the MW GLENI-TA, a general cargo vessel, and bought its fuel from Enjet Refining, Inc., a fuel broker insured by American. On June 9, 1993, En-jet supplied 450 metric tons of fuel to the M/V GLENITA in Corpus Christi Bay; the fuel was delivered from Enjet’s Ingleside facility and loaded in segregated bunkers aboard the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. American Physicians Insurance Exchange v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Cullen/Frost Bank of Dallas, N.A. v. Commonwealth Lloyd's Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
  3. Dorchester Development Corp. v. Safeco Insurance, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Snug Harbor, Ltd. v. Zurich InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Kelly, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Don's Building Supply, Inc. v. Onebeacon Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Guaranty National Insurance v. Azrock Industries Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  4. Cook v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  5. Great American Insurance v. Calli Homes, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2002

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