3 A's Towing Company v. P & a Well Service, Inc., Etc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Chevron, U. S. A., Inc., Third-Party

TATE, Circuit Judge:

Chevron appeals from a judgment holding it liable in damages for its cancellation of a service contract. We find no error in the district court’s conclusion that Chevron repudiated its contract with the appellee, P & A, without affording P & A an adequate opportunity to perform. We therefore affirm.

Facts

In December of 1975, Chevron U. S. A., Inc. (Chevron), the third party defendant and appellant in this action, hired P & A Well Service, Inc. (P & A), the third party plaintiff and appellee, to plug and abandon a Chevron well located in the Louisiana coastal waters of…