Legal Opinion
Doris G. Fenner v. Continental Diving Service, Incorporated v. Aquatic Contractors & Engineers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1976No. 74-2755PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is a case of now you see it, now you don’t. Worse, it is a contrived controversy in which the wolf in sheep’s clothing turns out to be the sheep. As Article III does not give us the shepherd’s role, we dismiss for want of a judicial controversy between live litigants.
Ostensibly, this case presents many of the questions this Court faced recently in Law v. Sea Drilling Corp., 5 Cir., 1975, 510 F.2d 242, 245-46, reh. denied, 5 Cir., 523 F.2d 793, but with a different twist. It is a fight among insurance companies who have attempted to construct a controversy in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dr. Ronnie Rogers v. Dr. M. L. BrocketteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Robert P. McCarney and Elizabeth H. McCarney v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Continental Casualty Company and Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Company v. Canadian Universal Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Tidex, Inc. v. A.L. Commercial Blasting Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1983
- Transouth Financial Corporation of Florida v. Ralph Jennings Johnson, Vera JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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