Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Gulf Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1992No. 90-2061PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The posture of the parties in the instant appeal, if not entirely unprecedented, is nonetheless unusual.1 Alfred L. Hardy (“Hardy”), the unfortunate victim of a pipeline explosion off the coast of Zaire, initiated a personal injury action against multiple defendants. He later reached settlements with all of the defendants and thus is no longer a party to this action. The defendants, principally Zaire Gulf Oil Company (“ZAGOC”) and Bouygues Offshore S.A. (“BOS”), remain in this dispute and contest whether under principles of contribution and indemnity ZAGOC owes BOS any…
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