Legal Opinion
Armit v. Eleni International, Shipping, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 2000No. 99-30097PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUPLANTIER, District Judge:
This appeal presents the issue of whether Blue Water Shipping Company (Blue Water), the agent for the time charterer of the MTV ELENI, had actual or apparent authority to bind Eleni International Shipping, S.A. (Eleni), the owner of the M/V ELENI, or Safety Management Overseas, S.A. (Safety), the operator/manager of the vessel, to the indemnification and defense provisions of a dock tariff incorporated by reference into the berth application for the vessel. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Eleni and Safety. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL…
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