Legal Opinion
Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company, Inc. v. Mont Boat Rental Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1986No. 85-4928PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
An oil company sued several of its contractors and their underwriters seeking indemnification for a judgment rendered against it in a personal injury suit by one of its employees. One underwriter defended on the ground that the liability policy issued to the contractors did not provide coverage for the claim. The contractors, who had been third-party defendants in the personal injury action, and the second underwriter asserted that the claim was barred by res judicata. The district court granted summary judgment for all defendants, and the oil company filed this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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