Legal Opinion

Brannon v. Callon Offshore Production, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 31, 1999No. 98-CA-1272Published

1Opinion of the Court

^ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a third-party demand for contribution, tort *1015indemnity and contractual indemnity following a maritime accident. The third-party plaintiff presents a number of alternative arguments on appeal. However, based upon the testimony of both the appellant’s employees and the appellee’s employees, it is apparent that the trial court, as finder of fact, reasonably could conclude that the appellee’s work was not involved in the accident and that, therefore, neither contribution, tort indemnity nor contractual indemnity was owed. Consequently, we…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Syrie v. SchilhabSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  2. Revel v. SnowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. Jeffers v. HansenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  4. Homer Nat. Bank v. Springlake Farms, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Hinton v. HopkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993

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