Legal Opinion
Dillingham Shipyard v. Associated Insulation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1981No. Nos. 78-1708, 78-1805 and 78-2229PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This is an action under an indemnity agreement for damages resulting from an explosion that occurred aboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (MELLON), while a sonar system was being installed at the Dillingham Shipyard. Associated Insulation Co. was employed by Dillingham as a subcontractor to install dampening asbestos tile in the lower ammunition handling room of the ship in order to improve the sonar performance. The explosion occurred as a result of a leak in a propane gas tank used by Associated and left over a weekend in the the ammunition handling room.…
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