Legal Opinion

Eymard v. C & W Well Servicing, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 7, 1972No. 4791PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REDMANN, Judge.

The owner of the .tug Louise sought damages from C & W Well Servicing, Inc. and D. V. Mack, its employee who, in course and scope of his employment, removed her without authority from a river-slip bank to utilize her 35 feet away as a platform for welding, and on returning her did not replace her as high on the bank. She sank within a day or two from a leak at her stern post. Plaintiff claims she would not have sunk if left high on the bank. C & W’s liability insurer was named a defendant and made a third-party defendant by C & W and Mack upon denial of coverage (and refusal of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Albritton v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  2. Benoit v. FuselierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  3. Thomas W. Hooley & Sons v. Zurich General Accident & Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  4. Great American Indem. Co. Of New York v. SaltzmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Ronnie Ezell v. Hayes Oilfield Construction Co., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  3. Borden, Inc. v. Howard Trucking Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  4. Todd Shipyards Corporation, Cross v. Turbine Service, Inc., and the Travelers Insurance Company, Cross Sentry Insurance Company, Cross Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee Cross Turbine Service, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance Co. v. The Vessel, S/s Katrin, Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Towboats, Inc. v. GENERAL EQUIPMENT & IRON WKS., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973

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