Authement v. Conoco, Inc.

BOWES, Judge.

Appellant Pelham Marina, Inc. (hereinafter “Pelham”) appeals a judgment of the district court granting to Conoco, Inc. (hereinafter “Conoco”) indemnity for sums paid in settlement of a claim for injuries received by Bobby Authement (hereinafter “Authement”) pursuant to a contract between Pelham and Conoco. We affirm.

Originally, Authement filed suit against Conoco in federal district court, alleging that Conoco was liable to him for injuries received when the bulkhead of a dock owned and operated by Conoco collapsed as he stepped from it onto the M/V EDITH PELHAM. The EDITH PELHAM…