Brown & Root, Inc. v. United States. United States v. Brown & Root, Inc.

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

This suit was instituted by Brown & Root, Inc., and American General Insurance Company, its public liability insurance carrier, against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 60 Stat. 842, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2671 et seq., for indemnity, or, in the alternative, for contribution for payments made by the insurance company on behalf of Brown & Root, Inc., in settlement of suits filed against the latter by William L. Morgan, Thomas J. Rogers and the heirs and administrator of the estate of Robert E. Quinn, Jr.

The evidence disclosed that Brown & Root, Inc., was…