Legal Opinion
Eggers v. National Union Fire Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1940No. 9367PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
E. Eggers, owner of the steel tank barge Texas No. 1 brought a libel against National Union Fire Insurance Company to recover on a policy of marine insurance for the foundering and loss of the barge in the Gulf of Mexico off Freeport, Texas. The court found the issues in favor of National Union Fire Insurance Company and dismissed the libel. Eggers, the libelant, has appealed.
The Texas No. 1 was 130 feet long, 20 feet wide, and her main tanks were 6 feet 2 inches deep. She was designed to carry oil on inland waters and was without means of self-propulsion.
On October 29,…
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