Legal Opinion
Dresser Industries, Inc. v. Foss Launch & Tug Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1977No. 2396PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.
This appeal from summary judgment involves the interpretation of an insurance allocation provision in a storage agreement and the effect of that provision on a bailee’s liability for allegedly negligent acts and omissions.
In October 1965, Magcobar, the predecessor of Dresser Industries (Dresser), contracted with James V. Arness, the predecessor of Foss Launch and Tug Company (Foss) and James V. Arness, doing business as Arness Terminals, for the storage of Magcobar’s bulk ground barite in a former Liberty ship belonging to Arness. The ship was permanently…
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