Legal Opinion
Sherlock v. Ocean Salvage Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 2001No. 2000-CA-0886PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I,STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge.
The primary issue for this Court is the resolution of insurance clauses that determine which insurance company is the primary or excess insurer, the dates of coverage and laches.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE:
On December 16, 1993, Garold Sherlock (“Sherlock”) brought suit against his employers, Ocean Salvage Corporation (“Ocean”) and Cross Offshore Corporation (“Cross”), and one of its insurers, North American Specialty Insurance Company (“NAS”), for damages under maritime law for an injury that occurred on August 11, 1993. On February 7, 1994, NAS filed a third party demand…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Herbert v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Penton v. HothoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Kolmaister v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- MFA Life Ins. Co. v. HueyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Lexington InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Horace Mann Insurance v. General Star National InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Cantuba v. American Bureau of ShippingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- McGill v. American Trucking & Transportation, Ins.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2015
- American International Specialty Lines v. BlakemoreDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2011
- Horace Mann Insurance v. General Star National InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
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