Legal Opinion

United States v. M. O. Seckinger, Jr., T/a M. O. Seckinger Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 28, 1969No. 23432_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

This case began sounding in tort but through a simple twistification, General Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Parkerson, 5 Cir., 1966, 369 F.2d 821, of the Federal im-pleader rule, F.R.Civ.P. 14(a), plus a pri- or final judgment, it is now here after several dismissals for failure to state a claim, for a decision on the propriety of the most recent dismissal. We are called upon like many times in the past, 1 to determine if a contract 2 calls for indemnity or is mérely a simple responsibility clause. This case would be one of a simple nature except for two factors: first, in a…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Free v. BlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc. v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Monsanto Chemical Company v. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. University Plaza Shopping Center, Inc. v. StewartSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Arthur C. Payne, Cross-Appellee v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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