Legal Opinion
Marathon Oil Company v. Mid-Continent Underwriters, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, and Drake Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1986No. 85-3102PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is the scope of a waiver-of-subrogation clause in an admiralty protection and indemnity policy. The underwriters that wrote a policy containing a provision waiving “all subrogation” against an additional assured contend that the clause does not mean what it says: the insurers argue that the waiver of subrogation applies only with respect to claims covered by the policy. Because that interpretation would render the waiver meaningless, we hold that, when underwriters issue a policy covering an additional assured and waiving “all subrogation”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jean D. Reichenbach, a Single Woman v. David H. Smith, Michael C. Bark and State Farm Fire& Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Porphire Lanasse v. Travelers Insurance Company, the California Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Royal Insurance Company, Excess-Surplus Lines, Inc., And/or Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Frank Briscoe Company, Inc. v. Georgia Sprinkler Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Jack Belton and John Crochet v. Fibreboard Corporation, Pittsburgh Corning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Quad/Graphics, Inc. v. FassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Harold S. McDaniel v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Third Party v. Force Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Lloyd's Syndicate 457 v. FloaTEC, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- The Dow Chemical Company v. The M/v Roberta Tabor, and M/v Sugarland Etc., American River Transportation Company and Scott Chotin, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company, Inc. v. Mont Boat Rental Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Motors Ins. v. Bud's Boat Rental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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