Legal Opinion
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Charles Ferran & Company, Inc., Charles Ferran & Company, Inc. v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1967No. 23555_1PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge:
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. (Alcoa) brought a libel in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana before Hon. Frank B. Ellis, against Charles Ferran & Co., Inc. (Fer-ran), a ship repair contractor and Fer-ran’s liability underwriters (providing coverage up to $1,000,000) to recover damages caused to Alcoa’s ship, the SS Alcoa Corsair, by a fire allegedly caused by the negligence of Ferran in executing certain repairs to the Corsair’s boiler. The district court found Ferran liable for the damages, but further found that the contract to repair…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by95 opinions
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